Here are a Few Virtual Conference Best Practices You Can’t Do Without

There were a group of people who thought there would be no need for virtual conference best practices. In other words, some people felt the pandemic would do away with the need for office meetings, teaching seminars, and conferences.

Things are different. We all understand that now. However, people still need to get together to learn new things, host fun events, or have meetings for work. This new world involves some online etiquette so everyone can get the most from digital platforms like Zoom.

Here are a few pointers on what you should and shouldn’t be doing.

Dress for Success

There are a few good reasons to ditch the sweatpants for a video conference or online meeting. Sure, it felt good to wear them for the first little while when you started working from home. However, putting on a little something more professional for a webinar, meeting or workshop will make things feel a little bit more normal.

Not only that, it might help you close the deal if the meeting is a pitch.

Manage Who Gets In

In some ways, virtual conference best practices are about the same rules you applied in brick-and-mortar situations. With a digital platform, you can manage things like screen sharing and who actually gets into the conferences and webinars to participate.

For example, if you want to manage your guest list you can allow only those participants who are signed in to join. Anyone who tries to gain access but isn’t signed into a Zoom account will be notified only authorized attendees can join.

You can even lock a meeting that’s in progress so that no one else can pop in. There are a few other options that filter the guests and employees. Providing passwords attendees need to use before they can join the conference works.

Stage The Atmosphere

You might be working or hosting from home, but you’ll want to have a professional-looking background regardless. Looking at the camera might not be natural but it gives the appearance of eye contact. Lighting can make a big difference in video quality.