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Virtual meetings are nothing new, but recent events have forced widespread adoption of the practice. Regardless of the virtual meeting platform you use, adhering to best practices will improve the overall success of the meeting by optimizing sound, video, and order.
Getting Started
The Best Videoconferencing Service (Wirecutter, June 24, 2020)
16 Essential Steps to Making Remote Meetings More Engaging (Forbes, June 3, 2020)
Virtual Meetings Don’t Have to Be a Bore (Harvard Business Review, March 19, 2020)
What It Takes to Run a Great Virtual Meeting (Harvard Business Review, March 5, 2020)
Best Practices for Hosting a Digital Event (Zoom Blog, March 4, 2020)
Icebreakers
5 Professional Ice Breakers You Can Do Remotely (Entrepreneur, March 31, 2020)
5 Carefully Selected Ice Breaking Games for Remote Teams (Miro.com)
Virtual Ice Breakers: Help Remote Teams Break the Ice (MindTools.com)
20 Icebreaker Games to Make Your Next Meeting Fun (ProjectManager.com)
Etiquette
Virtual Meeting Etiquette (CVENT, July 10, 2020)
Working from Home? Here's How to Run a Really Great Virtual Meeting (World Economic Forum, March 20, 2020)
How to Meet When You Can’t Actually Meet (Xerox, March 17, 2020)
Video Meeting Etiquette: 7 Tips to Ensure a Great Attendee Experience (Zoom Blog, Nov. 27, 2019)
Security
How to Prevent Your Zoom Meetings Being Zoom-Bombed (Gate-Crashed) By Trolls (ZDNet, March 23, 2020)
Preventing Eavesdropping and Protecting Privacy on Virtual Meetings (NIST, March 17, 2020)
U.S. Commerce Dept Shares Tips on Securing Virtual Meetings (Bleeping Computer, March 17, 2020)
Useful Tools
Best Video Conferencing Software 2020: Paid and Free Solutions for Business (techradar, March 23, 2020)
The 10 Best Video Meeting Apps (Owl Labs, March 17, 2020)
Zoom
BlueJeans
WebEx
Slack
Google Duo
FaceBook Messenger
Best Practices By Platform
Meeting and Webinar Best Practices and Resources (Zoom, 2020)
Google Meet Training and Help (G Suite, 2020)
Handy Resources to Get the Most Out of GoToMeeting (GoToMeeting, 2020)
Webex Essentials for Working Remotely (Webex, 2020)
BlueJeans Best Practices: Working from Home (BlueJeans, 2020)
Your Guide to Working Remotely in Slack (Slack, 2020)
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks
Online Meetings that Matter. a Guide for Managers of Remote Teams (Kindle, eBook)
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