5 Things That You Need to Do Before Joining Your Zoom Meeting

 Zoom is a spectacular online meeting platform that allows you to communicate with your co-workers, friends, family members virtually using your computer system or smartphone. Amazing, right? However, there are few things that we must do before joining our Zoom meeting to make sure we do not face any issues or problems during the meeting and can communicate more effectively with your teammates, family members, and friends on Zoom. Today, we are going over five things that you need to do before joining your Zoom meeting to make sure you do not face any issues or problems during your Zoom meeting.

Check Your Environment

The first thing you must do before joining your Zoom meeting is to check your environment to ensure that you don’t face any issues during your Zoom meeting. For example, if you are in a room that does not have proper lighting in it or is prone to echoes, then you might not be able to communicate with your boss or teammates effectively. So, do check your environment before joining your Zoom meeting if you want to communicate with your boss or teammates more effectively. Here are things that you must keep in mind while selecting a room for your Zoom meeting:

• Make sure that the room has proper lighting in it.
• Select a room that is free from noises and is not prone to echoes.
• Select a room that can be locked.
• Select a clean room for your Zoom meeting.

Use a Virtual Background

Using Zoom, you can easily replace your existing background with an impressive virtual background. This is a handy feature of Zoom and can save you from embarrassment if the room you are sitting in is not clean or contains things that might be distracting. However, we can protect ourselves from this kind of situation by using a virtual background on Zoom. To do this:

1. Open the Zoom app on your PC.
2. Next, tap/hit your profile icon.
3. Now open the Zoom setting’s menu by tapping on the “Settings” option.
4. After that, hit the “Virtual Background” option.
5. Finally, select an image that you want to use as a virtual background on Zoom.

Ensure That Your Computer Screen Is Appropriate to Share

This is something that you should always do before joining a Zoom meeting. Why? Because you might have to share your screen with your teammates and boss during the meeting, and if your computer screen is not appropriate to share, you might put yourself in an embarrassing situation. So, before joining your Zoom meeting, ensure that your computer’s wallpaper is appropriate/suitable, and close all the open apps that might display private/sensitive content. 

Run a Speed Test

The next thing that you must do before joining your meeting is to run an internet speed test by visiting https://www.speedtest.net. If you find that your internet speed is slow, you can fix this problem by running the Windows Network Troubleshooter app or using an Ethernet cable. Why is this important? Because the Zoom app requires a minimum 1Mbps download and upload speed to work correctly, and if your internet connection is not working properly, then you might face issues or problems during your Zoom meeting. So, do run a speed test before your meeting to avoid any issue or problem during the Zoom meeting. 

Check Your Webcam and Microphone

Checking your webcam and microphone before your meeting ensures that you don’t face any audio or videos during your online meeting and can communicate with your co-workers without any issue or problem. So, do check your webcam and microphone if you don’t want to face any problems (audio or video issues during your meeting). To check your webcam and microphone:

1. Open the Zoom app on your PC.
2. Next, tap/hit your profile icon.
3. Now open the Zoom setting’s menu by tapping on the “Settings” option.
4. Hit “Video” and select the webcam that you want to use from the drop-down, and check the preview to ensure that your webcam is working correctly.
5. Now go back to the setting’s menu and hit “Audio.”
6. Check whether the microphone and speaker that you want to use is selected or not.
7. Finally, hit the “Test Speaker” option to test your speaker, and then hit the “Test Microphone” option to ensure that your microphone is working correctly.

Conclusion

There you have it, five things that you need to do to make sure you do not face any issue or problem during your Zoom meeting and can communicate more effectively with your teammates, family members, and friends on Zoom. Do use these tips if you do not want to face any issue or problem during your Zoom meeting.