How to have remote meetings ?
We live in a world now where people work at home rather than brick and mortar. The corner office doesn’t exist unless you take a corner in your home and make it an office. So the challenge for many is how do you have a remote meeting? What do you need to have a remote meeting? What do you wear to have a remote meeting? How long are remote meetings?
First of all, to have a remote meeting you, of course, need any device and internet. We won’t say stable internet because it can be wonky with everyone on the World Wide Web. If you are the meeting holder, you need to send the link at least the day before so that the calendar can synchronize it. There is nothing worse than awaiting a link, and it builds anxiety. Your area where you will have this meeting should be clean, or if it’s on zoom, luckily, they have backgrounds.
Clothing is tricky; some people have the Pyjama bottom but wear a blouse and a blazer or a suit jacket. However, they are wearing bunny slippers and PJ pants. Although some people depending on your camera can get away with a robe, not everyone can…. Can we say angles! Makeup truly should be fundamental, at least to perk you up. A little concealer and, of course, the hair should be coifed.
One of our favourite tools is the ring light which has different settings to optimize your glow. You also should invest in a good desk chair for back support.
Prepare yourself as remote meetings can be 30 mins to really 6 hours. So, you want to make sure you comfortable and hydrated. This is the new reality for many people, but that being said, at least you are at home.
Lastly, please wear pants. If you own a laptop, turn your camera off when you need to stand and learn to use the mute button. It’s zoom etiquette when you are getting up, but the camera button off so that no one can see anything they aren’t supposed to.
Although generally in a workplace you wouldn’t be eating during meetings. On zoom, eating is sometimes appropriate, depends on the job, as you wouldn’t want to give a presentation and eat an apple. However, snacking and drinking have to be allowed as some meetings go over lunch hours.