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Some of your courses may employ virtual conferencing or collaboration platforms for the class session. Others may be completely in-person courses but expect you to communicate with peers outside of class time. Especially since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2019, there has been an increase in the knowledge students are required to have about interacting in video meetings.

The platform used (Zoom, Teams, Skype, etc.) does not matter as much as basic video etiquette does.

Video: 2020’s Most Embarrassing Zoom Moments

Watch the video “2020’s Most Embarrassing Zoom Moments” [3:57].  

Hopefully, none of these embarrassing moments will happen to you during your calls, but barring any issues of improper attire, let’s consider some of the basics.

Read through Zoom’s Video Meeting Etiquette to learn about best practices when participating in video calls.