Using Zoom: Best Practices
A Guide for Law Students
Best Practices
- Join the meeting early if your schedule allows. Most Professors’ meetings have the ability for students to join before the host (Professor) enters. You can test your audio and video before your meeting at zoom.us/test.
- Professors may have participants on mute by default, you may have to unmute yourself in order to speak.
- It’s best to try to join the meeting from a Wi-Fi local area network like you have at home, where your bandwidth is likely going to be higher than if you participate from some mobile network- like trying to participate by phone when you are away from the house.
- While it is possible to use your phone, it is probably better to try and join the meeting on your desktop or laptop computer.
- If possible, it’s best to try to participate in a place where there isn’t much background noise.
- Be aware that the class and your professor can see you and everything you do. Here are some general rules of etiquette and courtesy for virtual business meetings that Zoom recommends.
- If you can, hold off on eating full meals during your meeting. Imagine how unappealing it would be to watch someone up close slurping a plate of spaghetti on a big screen. If you can, chow down when your meeting is over.
- Even though it’s tempting, try not to multitask too much (just as if you were actually sitting in class); that can be distracting for others who can see you.
- Refrain from private behavior – i.e. scratching your armpits, picking your nose. We can see you!