{"id":10089,"date":"2020-07-03T14:51:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=10089"},"modified":"2020-07-03T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:51:46","slug":"tips-to-avoid-becoming-a-video-conference-hashtag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/tips-to-avoid-becoming-a-video-conference-hashtag\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Avoid Becoming a Video Conference Hashtag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last 3 months, it’s almost certain you’ve seen one. With video conferencing being part of our \u201cnew normal\u201d almost everyone has seen a video or two of someone who became \u201cInsta\u201d or Tik Tok famous for their faux pas on the laptop screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While it may be easy to shake your head in wonder at some of what has taken place over video conferencing, it does make you realise that for many, this new mode of communication does indeed have a steep learning curve. So if you are new to the whole video conferencing game, or if you manage a team that is, here are a few tips to ensure you can avoid becoming a video conference<\/a> hashtag.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Familiarise yourself with the video and mute features<\/b><\/h2>\n

This tip may seem like basic common sense, but from the hashtags that have been created thus far and the videos that have circulated across the internet, it bears repeating. I have been on a few calls where I am glad to have had myself muted and have had to close my video window, most recently in order to take care of my sick dog whose timing coincided with a video call I had just begun.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most, if not all, meeting attendees realise that working from home<\/a> is not something that everyone had the luxury to plan for, so going temporarily silent and off-screen, if need be, is perfectly acceptable and understood.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t