Zoom Meetings Are Very Useful

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Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool with a local, desktop client and a mobile app that allows users to meet online, with or without video. Zoom users can choose to record sessions, collaborate on projects, and share or annotate on one another’s screens, all with one easy-to-use platform. Zoom offers quality video, audio, and a wireless screen-sharing performance across Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Zoom Rooms, and H.323/SIP room systems. How do I begin? To begin, simply go to http://zoom.us and click on Sign up. From there you can enter your first and last name, and your e-mail address to sign up. Additional functionality will be added in the next few months that will allow you to use your NLU username and password. Where do I find a desktop or mobile app? Once you have signed up or logged in, click on Host a Meeting, the desktop app will auto-download. Alternatively, you can click on the download footer link at http://zoom.us For iOS, visit the Apple App Store or by searching "zoom." For Android, visit Google Play or by searching "zoom HD meetings." How Does It Work? Joining a Meeting 1. Go to Zoom.us 2. Click the “Join a Meeting” tab. You can find the tab on the top right corner of the homepage 3. When prompted, add your designated Meeting ID (The Meeting ID can be a 9, 10, or 11-Digit number). The Meeting ID should be provided by the host. 4. You’re in! Start a Meeting 1. Go to Zoom.us 2. Toggle over the “Host a Meeting” tab on the top right-hand corner 3. Choose whether you would like to keep video chat on or off 4. Sign in using your login information or create a new account 5. Launch the Zoom application and open 6. Send out the meeting details, including the Meeting ID and/or link 7. You’ve created a meeting! Sharing Your Screen 1. Zoom allows users to share their screen to the entire conference call! To do so, simply click “Share Screen” at the bottom of the window. Note: Only one person can use screen-share at a time, and one person must “Stop Sharing” before someone else can start sharing. 2. To stop sharing the screen, simply click “Stop Sharing.” Before your meeting: Control video and audio quality. Invest in a quality webcam and speaker and microphone headset. These provide better video and audio than your computer’s built-in system. Try to hold meetings in quiet, indoor locations to control ambient noise. Adjust your lighting. Don’t sit directly in front or beside a bright light source, or else all the audience sees is a bright light and a shadowy figure. Experiment with moving lamps and your camera until you can see your brightly-lit face on the screen. Think about your background. Try to provide a nice, plain background. If your treadmill is in your office and you use it more as a place to hang laundry, that’s not really the best visual for your audience. You can’t control everything in a mobile environment, but you should give some thought to the background prior to your meeting. Practice speaking to the camera and not the screen. Our tendency is to look at the person on the screen, but you should look at the camera when you speak so the audience feels like you’re talking directly to them. Optimize Zoom. Sharing. Generally, DO NOT select “Share Your Desktop” (unless you want every pop-up email and private message on display for your audience!). Instead, open up any relevant documents before the call and share only those during the meeting. Note that when you share, Zoom prioritizes the shared item to the bandwidth. This can reduce the other video feeds’ quality, so don’t share longer than necessary. Practice hosting. Zoom is very easy to use, but a live video conference with a customer is not the time to explore its features. Make video appointments with internal employees and friends to get used to Zoom. Practice schedule, and inviting people to meetings. Learn how to mute and unmute audience members and re-assign the hos Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roger-keyserling/support

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