ZOOM MEETINGS: A Guide for the Non-Techie

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Introduction

Zoom is a useful platform that’s used by people around the world to host video conferences, webinars, and online presentations. Using it, employers can easily connect with employees, professors and teachers can provide lectures to students, entrepreneurs can even host paid webinars that teach others about specific topics, and friends and family can connect online. Although Zoom meetings are attended live or virtually in person, they can be recorded for future reference. Those who couldn’t attend in person can also view the replay to learn what they missed.

Why Is Zoom Important?

Zoom connects coworkers and colleagues together online. In a world where people are becoming frequently interconnected no matter where they live and work, it’s important to know how to use the platform successfully. Look at it this way – a company may have its headquarters in Seattle with a satellite office in Chicago. How are those workers going to team up on projects and interface with each other? The short answer here is Zoom.

The creators of the Zoom platform developed a useful and easy way to communicate using the cloud. If you work for a company that has remote employees or own a business that requires the use of virtual presentations and webinars, then this is the tool that you should be using.

While it was designed for business use, Zoom can be a great platform for connecting with friends and family online.

Why You Need to Know How to Use Zoom

As the popularity of Zoom rises, the likelihood that you’ll need to join a meeting or use the platform to attend a webinar goes up as well. To come across as professional while doing so, you need to know the ins and outs of attending these scheduled events.

Also, you may find yourself on the other side, as the person hosting the meeting or webinar. Once again, you’ll want to make sure that everything runs smoothly and is handled professionally. Knowing as much as possible about Zoom is the first step towards ensuring that your first meetings – as well as all the others afterward – go well.

What We’ll Cover Here

As the title implies, we’ll cover a lot of the main features of Zoom, from attending events to hosting them. Things like how to set up an account, hosting a webinar, recording your meetings, and even how to dress and how to behave professionally on Zoom are covered. You’ll learn everything that you need to know to get started, as well as some of the more advanced features.

Part 1

Zoom Basics and

Usage

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The Basics

Zoom is an online, cloud-based platform that helps businesses connect with clients, employees, and potential partners, no matter where they’re located in the world. Zoom is quickly becoming one of the most popular options for these meetings because it’s easy to use and includes many different features.

What Zoom Does

When someone sets up a Zoom call and other people join in, Zoom creates what’s called a Zoom room. This is a type of virtual conference room that contains all the other attendees. Within the Zoom room, screens can be shared with the group, making it easy to follow along with what’s being communicated.

There are different types of Zoom users. As a participant, you don’t need your own Zoom account. You can attend for free unless it is a paid event. A free account will allow you to host meetings, though there are attendee and time limits on the