Zoom Meetings

Helpful Tips and Links for Running a Zoom Meeting

Trying to navigate this new world of virtual public meetings? So are we! Here are a few tips that we have learned to help ease the transition during this time.

Before beginning the meeting:

• The chair (or host) should review basics of how the meeting is going to be run and how to use the zoom features

• Mute their microphone (Chair of the meeting can also mute all)
• Use the Raise Hand feature
• Use Chat to write out motions
• Use the same order for all roll call votes
• Record the rollcall votes in Chat
• For public meetings, consider turning off the chat due to records concerns and un-moderated comments
• Record the meeting
• Share screen functionality is available for presenters

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For more information about Zoom, try this Zoom Meeting Tutorial

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