![]() ![]() This prevents feedback or echoes from occurring (and we all know how irritating that would be). Applying this to online meetings, we should stay muted at all times and MAKE SURE it stays muted. Similar to face-to-face meetings, we should definitely not speak while another person is talking. “One thing’s for sure, we must practice web conference etiquette.” But the question is: HOW do we prevent these from happening? Dare I say more? Image Credit: Twitter / Jordan Novetįunny how the littlest things can suddenly turn into a huge commotion! That’s why we should be careful with our actions, especially on the web. Even the CEO of Zoom, Eric Yuan, had forgotten to unmute his mic during an earnings call with his investors recently. Indeed, moments like these happen to the best of us. Image Credit: Twitter / ReutersĬarper assumed he was on mute and was having difficulty managing the software, and thus, it slipped his tongue repeatedly saying the infamous swear (F-) word (and yes, this happened on LIVE television). US Democratic Senator, Tom Carper, himself had experienced some difficulties - He couldn’t restrain his frustrations with the WebEx Meeting video conferencing software. Let’s face it: Even though work and social life have become more digital lately, we still have yet to learn the ways of online conferencing and trust me, it has now become the ‘hit’ rage for all. ![]() Nowadays, it’s highly unlikely that one person would become a victim of such a virtual meeting mayhem. The good thing is: It never happened - Or so I hope it didn’t. Once you’ve regained control of your cursor, your eyes darted left and right until you found the mute icon, and finally, “click”, you’re muted.Įmbarrassing, isn’t it? Not only did you just become the bad guy, you also became the talk of the web! It’s ironic enough how these video calls are supposed to make life easier for us but instead, it makes a fool out of us. You scrambled for the mouse and scraped your table as you looked for the cursor on your screen. Only about a few minutes later, you realised that you were unmuted the whole time. Immediately, you took your cell phone, called your friend and started talking about that person. Hooray- it’s that one person you dislike very much. As you entered the conference call, you noticed that there was one person who entered the call. ![]() You and your friends have planned a web conference meeting just to catch up with each other. But a new wave of awkwardness and oops moment is hitting the net Note: By default, with Notifications or Smart Notifications turned on, calls will ring through.We’ve all heard embarrassing stories before, and may even be a part of it. Learn how to control who you receive calls from. Calls will still come through, however, unless you turn off Show call notifications in Settings > Notifications. Missed call reminders: to receive email about calls you missed in the last 72 hours.Īlternatively, from your profile, you can set your presence to Do Not Disturb to block chat notifications and let your contacts know you are currently unavailable.Missed chat reminders: to receive email about chats you missed in the last 72 hours.Show call notifications: to mute calls in Do Not Disturb mode.Show chat notifications: to mute chats in Do Not Disturb mode.Poll notifications: to be notified for polls in Skype.Scheduled call notifications: to be reminded for scheduled calls.Note: if you turn off Tips & Tricks, you might not see birthday notifications in Skype. Tips & Tricks: to show or hide in-app notifications about Skype features, though you will still see critical system notifications if this is turned off.Notification sounds: to play sounds for new messages.Reactions: to be notified when someone reacts to your messages.Contact comes online notification: to be notified when a contact is online.Chat Notifications: to mute chats only (calls will still come through).Select Notifications, then turn the listed notification types on or off. ![]()
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