1) RUN NO OTHER PROGRAMS ON THE LAPTOP / DESKTOP WHILST ZOOMING, ESPECIALLY CHROME
Download and USE THE Zoom Desktop app and close Chrome after clicking on the link
(Chrome hogs memory even when closed! To fix this
Go to SETTINGS
ADVANCED
SYSTEM then TURN OFF running background apps when Google Chrome is closed) It should be GREY
2) THOU SHALT NOT USE WIFI
FIND and use a good quality Ethernet cord and run to your ethernet port from your router to your laptop or desktop.
Most home WIFI routers suck when it comes to video.
3) START the process of getting connected 30 minutes early. Something WONDERFUL is bound to happen.
And by wonderful I mean terrible. Prepare a 2nd way to communicate with the host via phone, or text, email or message ahead of time to tell them of your problems.
4) Turn your computer off and on again 15 minutes before you start
Especially if you have been using your laptop all day. This resets the memory and other application problems.
I say 15 minutes because you will need 5 to start it up and 10 for the new Windows patches to run that you didn’t know were installing. MACS are perfect and never have problems. /s
5) Write these phrases on paper to hold up to the camera
I CAN’T SEE YOU!
I CAN’T HEAR YOU!
CALL ME! (or) TEXT ME! (WITH NUMBER IF IT IS PRIVATE and not agreed upon earlier.)
WAIT! I WILL RECONNECT
Don’t let technical problems get in the way of your message!
My progressive friends have great things to say. I want them to look and sound great in video meetings, presentations and when on TV.
Following these commandments is the logical way to make it so.
LLAP,
Spocko
