grown from the seed that Fabiola De la Cueva sowed
Holding a meeting
As the host
Have a dedicated moderator (other than the presenter!)
Start 15 minutes early
Mute all microphones except for the presenter and the moderator
If bandwidth is low, ask participants to turn off their cameras
place a visual reminder to record the meeting
As a moderator
monitor the chat and voice questions for the presenter
Check with the presenter if they want to be interrupted with questions during the presentation or if they want to wait until the end of the presentation
As a presenter
think about the background of your video - what do you want people to see?
set the screen resolution of the monitor you share to a small setting so participants will see more detail
have another device connected to the meeting to see what everyone else sees, including video lag. Make sure this other device has both mic and speakers muted
ask if everybody can see your desktop/slides before you actually start
As a participant
Make use of early arrival if the host offers it. Figure out technical issues beforehand.
Organising a meeting
Make sure to send out invites so people will have the date in their calendars and the timezones are figured out automatically
If posting a link, include a link to world time buddy with your city already in there, so people just have to add theirs