.When you have to work or study from home during an outbreak, Zoom Meeting is a widely used app for video conferencing. If you are new to Zoom Meeting, here are 10 important tips for beginners.
1. Set the camera not to blur the screen
If you see blur on the screen, check your camera settings in Zoom. To do this, click the gear icon in the upper right corner of Zoom and then navigate to Video then Camera.
If using an external camera, you can select it from the menu. Select the HD option so that you can use high -definition webcam quality to avoid on -screen blur.
To make it more beautiful, activate the Touch Up My Appearance option at the bottom. And if it's a little dark, check the Adjust for Low Light option.
2. Clothes on Zoom
Indeed, there are no standard rules about what clothes to wear when participating in a Zoom Meeting session. But there are two approaches to finding the best color to wear for a Zoom meeting.
The first is the psychology of color. It is recommended to wear bright colors that trigger emotions such as optimism, confidence, and creativity. Therefore, it is recommended that you choose a bright solid color such as blue, green, red, orange, purple, or yellow.
Unless you are in front of a bright blank wall, black is a recommended option.
Both optimized video experiences. You are advised to avoid patterns, and choose dark blue, light gray, and soft white. This is considered easier for other meeting participants to see.
Also, consider what is in the background. Is the lighting too dark? Is there anything distracting that meeting participants will see? Maybe you need a virtual background.
3. Zoom Background
Find a suitable background. The Zoom Meeting app has several virtual backgrounds included and users can upload their own photos if they wish.
To change the Zoom background on a laptop, press the gear icon in the upper right corner. Navigate to the Background & Filters option, then tap the Virtual Background option.
4. Audio quality
Several laptops on the market have been designed with microphones optimized for Zoom calls. But to the maximum you can use an external microphone.
If you want to be practical, you can use headphones that have an external microphone, so that the audio quality for the ears and the listener is clearer.
5. Internet speed
Make sure the internet speed you use is sufficient for a Zoom Meeting video call. So that there are no interruptions such as video delays or malfunctions.
Zoom recommends that the ideal download and upload speed for video conferencing services be 4 Mbps.
6. Mute
This is very important but sometimes people forget to do it. Silence yourself when you are not talking.
The goal is so that the voices around you do not disturb the person speaking in the meeting. Of course it’s not funny when someone’s performance is interrupted by the voice of your mother or wife calling your name.
Mute is very easy, you just click the microphone icon in the lower left corner.
7. Full Battery
Make sure before attending a meeting, the laptop or mobile phone battery is fully charged. Or you can also plug the charger cable into the laptop so you don’t get out of a meeting suddenly due to running out of battery. Although the material presented is important and should not be missed.
8. Do not Zoom Update
Updating Zoom is very important to increase security and get new features. But don’t do it before you start a meeting.
9. Keyboard Shortcuts
To make it easier, there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that are useful for you:
Turn video on / off: Alt + V or Command + Shift + V
Turn screen sharing on / off: Alt + S or Command + Shift + S
Mute / Unmute Audio: Alt + A or Command + Shift + A
Screenshot: Alt + Shift + T or Command + T
Record a video: Alt + R or Command + Shift + R
10. Raise your hand
During a virtual meeting, it’s hard to signal when you want to say something. If you speak directly to annoy, it is considered rude.
So it’s nice to use the Hand Raise feature. You can use it by pressing the Reactions icon in the bottom menu, then selecting the Raise Hands option
