20 Zoom Mistakes You Should Know (and How to Fix Them)

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In this video I want to summarize the 20 most common Zoom mistakes I've noticed to date across different Zoom meetings and industries. In addition to sharing these mistakes and observations, I'm also offering tips and solutions you can consider to fix them once and for good. Please let me know if any tips here are helpful and consider sharing with your colleagues and friends.
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Show notes:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Tip 1: Tech Fail - Check Zoom updates on a weekly basis
03:90 Tip 2: Prepare ahead of time
03:44 Tip 3: Represent your brand well
04:30 Tip 4: Don’t take off your video all the time
05:14 Tip 5: Zoom isn’t always necessary
05:50 Tip 6: Mute yourself when you are not speaking
06:20 Tip 7: You are on mute all the time
07:15 Tip 8: Don’t take up the entire time
08:24 Tip 9: Private messages aren’t always private
09:00 Tip 10: Doing something else while Zooming can be a bad habit
09:44 Tip 11: You are treating Zoom as less formal
10:23 Tip 12: You are joining Zoom late (skipping #13 as it's redundant with a previous point, sorry)
11:33 Tip 14: Make sure to look into the camera
12:35 Tip 15: Virtual background
13:35 Tip 16: Headphone are important sometimes
13:50 Tip 17: Be careful with Zoom bombers
15:47 Tip 18: Turn off computer and cell phone notifications
16:20 Tip 19: Don’t keep sharing your screen all the time
17:24 Tip 20: Engage your audience
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[@FeisworldMedia]

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[@irwinjudson4156]

So many times the lady was talking but I could not understand what she was talking about, using undefined terms by times. As well she talked about muting and such but the scrolling words seemed to say the opposite of her spoken message. She would be a wonderful teacher if we could learn as fast as she talks. She does indeed know her topic. I wish I could be joyous and hail her from the rooftops.

[@StephPM71]

You may be able to slow down the voice speed. I'm going to do that because I need to hear new info more than once to absorb it.,

[@FeisworldMedia]

Related to Tip #8, I have proudly developed dozens of Zoom countdown timers you can download for only $2 each or $10 for the bundle. It's awesome, come check them out: www.feisworld.com/timer

[@gwenblackarts7280]

Fantastic info! This tip was so helpful. I have an event coming up and I want to spotlight two people. Now I know how. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@nizarjiwan6970]

Your emphasis on gentling smiling and demonstrating how to be comfortable under your own skin when on zoom call was inspiring. Also, screen sharing part towards the end was useful.

[@FeisworldMedia]

Thanks Nizar! I’m still learning and practicing. You are so kind

[@FeisworldMedia]

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[@lola2837]

Thank you so much for this! I had no idea hosts can potentially see private chats & I didn’t know about the slide feature during a shared screen. Great list of tips!

[@YinYoga_StefanieArend]

Thank you so much for your great work, it is very helpful! 🙏

[@adegbenroagoro5180]

This was your first video that I’ve seen. I really enjoyed it. Subscribed 😄

[@doogyob]

This video is excellent and demonstrates the attention to detail every professional Zoomer (and IRL meeting participant) needs to emulate. The 20 meeting tips are all great rudimentary advice (although, I'd say headphones are always advisable, as they let you use optimal audio settings within Zoom). The shot is framed well. The camera is slightly above eye-level and the room is well-lit. Audio is good. Background is attractive, non-distracting, and slightly out of focus. You're killing it, Fei. Thank you. I just subscribed.

[@FeisworldMedia]

Thank you Shayne, KZbin is a labor of love, I really enjoy it. Trying to make better videos each day... always a learning process.

[@denisewozniak]

I found one important part to remember is that when you share your screen to a website, make sure you don't have any other website tabs open that you don't want people to see, e.g. if you have a tab open with a title like "my health results" and you are not using it, then shut it down. People will look across the shared page to see what else you are working on, even though the actual item is not fully in view. I hope that makes sense. Great tip about the personal messages being recorded too! Thanks.

[@FeisworldMedia]

Very true, never share full screen - crazy text messages can come in too! I also turn on do not disturb :)

[@mltnetwork]

You are AWESOME...thank you for all your videos you put out to help us....Thanks!!

[@RKDTheatre]

Thank you. Great info and presenting.

[@armandinejacotin6706]

I took a lot of notes. Thanks for your help.

[@nicholasbeck1558]

I love your presentations. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your enthusiasm.

[@FeisworldMedia]

So sweet, thank you!

[@catsmeowbuchan2353]

Great tips and presentation! I learned a lot from you, Fei!

[@janetwong2007]

Great tips. Thank you for sharing Feisworld.

[@ginniytimmerman2243]

Thank you - I host a Zoom meeting for a Bereavement ministry at my church and this certainly helped. - I'm always looking for ways to make it better.

[@FeisworldMedia]

So glad to hear

[@Steven-do2dp]

Awesome clear teacher & awesome joyful energy! You have a new subscriber!

[@jamessoutherland2199]

Thank you. Just got Zoom and will be teaching very technical class.

[@skumar01_]

Thank you for the information.

[@donability]

Thank you. I get so overwhelmed, it helps to hear someone so energetic and positive, yet practical.

[@BostonSpeaks]

Great tips!

[@thomasnichols1966]

You are such an excellent presenter!! Thank you!

[@alcline9584]

Thank you for the care and preparation you give your presentations. You help improve my meetings greatly. All the Best! Now!

[@FeisworldMedia]

So good to hear!! Hope you’ll check out the zoom playlist. Lots of goodies. Anything else just let me know :)

[@greatdealsforu5544]

thanks so much great video

[@tesstomita7644]

Thank you for these 20 tops in zoom👌

[@BomaSukubo]

Thank you dear

[@pdhoggardable]

Thanks 🙏🏾

[@BigMacSam]

*Hello Fei. I host a five hour Zoom meeting every Saturday and want to let you know that you have hit the nail on the head with this one. I wanted to see what you had to say. Thumbs up to you!* #BigMacSam was here.

[@FeisworldMedia]

So good to hear this Big Mac sam!! Any ideas I missed always let me know.

[@BigMacSam]

@@FeisworldMedia No problem.

[@StephPM71]

excellent tips. I want to re-listen to it before choosing my favorite, Very effective.

[@taxiacademy4899]

excellent - Remember to present with impact

[@angeladalessio4590]

Very nice video, thank you...

[@MarilynHarding]

Thanks for this amazingly helpful video. I'm giving a presentation at the end of the month and really appreciate your great tips. The ones I found so interesting are the touchup feature - whew! The tip that private messages will be recorded for the host - good to know! Making eye contact by looking at the camera - even if once in a while. Something that needs practice. All the tips were great and helpful. I have shared this. Now I'm going to search your channel for presenting PowerPoint on Zoom. :)

[@pteguh9599]

tip number 4 is quite a luxury back here in my "third world country" when the internet itself is a luxury, lets alone its speed, but I love the rest of the tips, thanks

[@marvinrandolph4008]

Awesome video! You were very informative! What lapel microphone are you using? I am trying to find the best microphone for zoom meetings?

[@FeisworldMedia]

I’m using a Neumann mic. It’s not necessary. Regular mics on this page will do. www.feisworld.com/podcast-tools

[@NurAlam-ws6vl]

Thanks a lot

[@ChasMusic]

Thank you, this was helpful! macOS Big Sur makes it easy to temporarily turn off notifications. In the upper right is an icon with a pair of on/off sliders. Clicking that gives you access to Do Not Disturb then For 1 Hour, etc. Speaking of distractions, at some point your computer went into screen saver and I had to exit full screen and put a sticky over it so I could concentrate on the rest of your video. Same issue applies to me with video virtual backgrounds; I have to put a sticky over them to focus on the meeting, then can no longer see that speaker. Best not to use any kind of motion background. Zoom also shuffles videos around when people enter, exit, or start talking, so then I have to move the sticky, which takes my attention away from the meeting.

[@NeilBWood]

Fei, this video is excellent. I like the 20 tips so quickly. Question on #19. When I share my screen with a powerpoint, all the participants disappear. How do I (as host/facilitator) slide the screen like you talked about? Thanks so much - Neil

[@ksappani]

🌺🙏 Thank very informative and thoughtful. Will certainly help me very much. 👍

[@FeisworldMedia]

Glad it was helpful!

[@susannunes6196]

Many counselors are using zoom for sessions for people with emotional problems...frankly I feel the web is no replacement for a discussion of how to handle a depression problem. What do you think?

[@FeisworldMedia]

It’s not the same. I use online counseling with video on. It’s def better than not having chat or text alone. In person is great but it’s also a bigger time commitment with travel too

[@NextKIN]

EXCELLENT

[@hermannel1310]

Tip #6: Much easier to hold the spacebar to unmute, say your say and let go! Not the typical look away to find the mouse, then wait for the bottom menu to pop up, then aim and click unmute, . . . . and forget to mute again.

[@gwenblackarts7280]

Question. Did you use a camera spotlighted on the drawings while you were speaking? I want to show painting demos. On a previous zoom meeting, I used a Webcam and two different computers. But it worked OK. The way you demostrated looked so easy.

[@FeisworldMedia]

Multi camera is super smart. I only had one camera. :) your setup may be better

[@cleorawilliams5946]

i would like to know more about attention span from Zoom

[@doogyob]

The attention tracking feature was removed at the beginning of April, 2020.

[@FeisworldMedia]

Wow good to know thanks Shayne!

[@achristianson4059]

lol good stuff....who's the dude holding the tiger !

[@FeisworldMedia]

Haha that’s dr bj Miller. @bjmillermd is his channel on KZbin. Check it out

[@marala11]

Hi there, by any chance do you have a video to set up two cameras view and two monitors? If so please let me know the title of your video. Thanks!

[@FeisworldMedia]

Not yet. Good idea for a new idea thanks Mario!

[@KKandLex]

Hi, i have 3 zoom meeting scheduled for the same time but with alternative host will this work?

[@FeisworldMedia]

Hi there! The short answer is likely no, but this page should help support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206122046-Can-I-host-concurrent-meetings-

[@gabrielespinosa8717]

do you have any videos of how to dress youtube videos? how to show set up a short video previous to start a webinar as people are waiting? how to show logo, quick links on and off on videos, etc?

[@FeisworldMedia]

That's a great video topic, thanks Gabriel! I'll put it on the list to create soon. Meanwhile you can def use a count-down or share any videos prior to starting a webinar. This can be done by host or co-host, use share screen and make sure video and sound optimization are turned on (lower left-hand corner when you share screen). The screen is the video playing on your end

[@chipobanda6517]

I am happy to join

[@rodericcastor5961]

The 20 tips didn't cover my current problem; how do I get to my windows 11 laptop microphone for zooming?

[@reeme_sharkawy7493]

I have a problem with the screen share in zoom these days with the latest update 😞😕 please can you help me???😊😊

[@rain7096]

👍

[@flammaferus2998]

Do I need to have headphones in Zoom or not?

[@annahuang2471]

When we are filming a meeting, the person who comes in the meeting late will have his/her name appears on the screen which ruins the filming. Is there a way that we can allow people to come in late without having their name show on the screen?

[@lauriefarricielli8105]

Excellent tips

[@edhysatrya4200]

Nice

[@FeisworldMedia]

Thanks!

[@pdhoggardable]

I’m interested in making biblical lessons for Bible study in Church. Social and semi professional.

[@botrrun9399]

When I try to bring select an image, I get the message my laptop does not support based on the specs of my laptop. I don't have a green screen, how do I get one?

[@FeisworldMedia]

True, virtual background doesn't work for a few machines based on spec. Sorry to hear this

[@pdhoggardable]

10 seconds to catch some ones attention. 3 seconds to keep.

[@jamestefft9627]

I am new and will try not to get in the way, James

[@achristianson4059]

knife hands

[@melaniemakaronis7059]

Awful video the sound in the background is annoying