Digital Etiquette For Dummies

Chapter 14

Making an Appearance at a Virtual Meeting

IN THIS CHAPTER

Seeing what it means to be an active participant in virtual meetings

Taking an active role in making virtual meetings a success

Ensuring positive and productive results as an attendee

Getting the most out of the virtual meetings you’re invited to

Some folks believe that just showing up for a virtual meeting is half the battle — those folks tend to earn bad yearly evaluations. Here's a word of advice: If you're attending a meeting remotely, just showing up isn’t enough. You also need to know what is considered appropriate behavior and etiquette. In this chapter, you find out how to make attending virtual meetings go from painful to successful. You'll see how to prepare before the meeting begins; how best to participate in discussions; and how to follow up afterward.

Attending a Virtual Meeting

The email arrives in your inbox and you open it up to see that you've been invited to attend yet another online meeting. Before you start dreading another meeting where the host drones on and on while you and other attendees ...