- Only a few short ones per day.
- If you think there might be a problem with a meeting, take it seriously.
2. Zoom when you can. Loom when you can’t.
- In their words, “Record video messages of your screen and cam. Faster than typing an email or meeting live.”
- With a free account, you get a hundred 5-minute videos.
- They are easy to share and they send you an email when someone watches it.
Here’s an example I sent before a product team meeting.
Compared to being in the same physical room, it’s more difficult to “feel” the timing of when to start speaking, stop listening, or switch topics. Waiting 7 seconds is a good rule of thumb to leave space for people to react after asking a question or before moving on from the topic at hand.