Remote Calls

Now that we are all WFH, some remote video meetings tips:

• Try to use a microphone

• Turn on your webcam

  • Let's be comfortable with everyone in their home clothes and no makeup. No judgement here~

• Check your microphone source is correct

  • Mine sometimes messes up when I connect/disconnect to my webcam/mic

• Join meetings a bit early (mute your audio/video, lower your volume) so that you don't miss a meeting.

  • Also drop the URL in a slack channel so that other people can easily join

  • Ask people to join early as well, so that you can socialize as well

• In a meeting, and no one there? When pinging people, drop the URL in the message

• Have a recurring meeting? Use a slackbot reminder to send the meeting URL early to a meeting

  • For example, meeting is at 11am, set a slackbot reminder to go at 10.55am

  • https://slack.com/intl/en-my/help/articles/208423427-Set-a-reminder

/remind #channel "Standup $URL" at 10.55am every Monday

• Can't hear someone? Try to use visual cues to get their attention (thumbs up/ thumbs down)

• Waiting for people?

  • Use a timer, and share it on screen so that everyone is in sync, an overlay would be nice

Any other tips/suggestions I missed out?