
reminding them of their topic, time allowed, and 60-second warning Prepare planned messages ready to copy/paste for breakout rooms e.g.Allow keyboard shortcuts for muting and unmuting (this is useful for when you’re in screenshare mode).Add reactions, polls and breakout rooms (if you want to use them).Ensure host only can share screen (ditto).

Prevent file transfer (because that’s one of the things that Zoombombers* have been doing).Otherwise, it means they could see their private chats as well as the public ones – and when the file is outside Zoom, who knows what they’ll do with it For confidentiality, make sure you disable the option in settings where participants can save the chat.Choose if you want video/mic on when joining (both you & participants).Edit your personal meeting room ID to match your mobile phone number without the initial zero.personalised to your participants to make them feel special Default passwords are 6 digits, but you can change it to a word e.g.

I compiled these tips that you might find useful if you’re comparatively new to Zoom. It’s the reason why the wall facing my webcam was painted a plain teal colour, with all the piles of paperwork off-camera. Zoom: Best practice for hosts & participantsĪt a time when we speakers and trainers can’t deliver our content on-site, we’re having to use video conferencing platforms instead.
