Google Meets
“Meeting in my library study” :p
Do you work remotely or need to have meetings online? Here are some tips for you!
For some, they have been doing this since pre-pandemic. I was always an in-person, person, but in the pandemic was forced to use Zoom and then Zoomed out and went on online meeting strike. :p
But I have found that meeting online is definitely one of those times that technology can be me friend like when I suddenly have to work at home because a kid can’t go to school! Instead of changing my whole schedule upside down, I jump onto Google Meets (my preferred method to meet with my team).
Here are some tips that have really helped me to take out the stress of online meeting.
Google Meets is so easy to navigate and start an instant meeting
Chrome is the preferred browser to get all of the functions
Click the 3 dots on the bottom and “Apply visual effects,” allows you to blur your background or find the most fun backgrounds that make you happy and the person looking at you smile too! I had way too much fun with this because believe it or not up until recently, I would move my computer or my desk so my background was nice and didn’t use the virtual backgrounds but it’s so easy on Google Meets.
Get ear pods. I struggled with my chorded headphones in the pandemic and when I got those little apple ear pod things (the cheapest one works great), I was super excited. Fun fact: Because I can only hear from my right ear, my team uses the left side that I never use. :p
Wear solid or non-distracting prints
Share your screen so following along is easy and more engaging and they can be active in the meeting too with either chat/whiteboard/etc. (Just make sure there’s nothing personal on your screen when you share)
Plan ahead so you can be effective and make the meeting as short as possible.
Meet in person, but if cannot, try Google Meets!
erin’s tip
There are probably way more functions, but if you are looking for simple to start and something not intimidating, you will love this one.
“Meeting at the coffee shop”
“Meeting at my cabin by the lake”