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15 ways to stay focused in a Zoom meeting

We've all been there, right?

  1. Take notes
  2. Make it a goal to speak during the meeting
  3. Plan to recap the meeting to someone
  4. Turn your phone on silent
  5. Mute your email
  6. Don't be afraid to take a break if you need it
  7. Move the windows around so the person speaking is near your window (we all tend to look at ourselves, don't we?)
  8. Consider doing speaker view
  9. Go full screen if your background windows are too distracting
  10. Blur your background so that nothing is distracting you in your picture
  11. Make it a goal to reach out to someone during the meeting
  12. Have something for your hands (out of frame) to fiddle with
  13. If it's a meeting where you can have your camera off, talk to yourself about the meeting
  14. If focusing on your own video helps you focus, do that (no one can tell)
  15. Remember it's not the end of the world if you do zone out for a moment (you're not alone)

(Prompt by Kimisha Cassidy)

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