#Online netiquette how to#
#Online netiquette Offline#
#Online netiquette plus#

Start with stating your name before you start speaking.if you are talking about a specific document, share you screen with the relevant document. Sharing your screen will help to create focus on the topic you are discussing i.e.

#Online netiquette Offline#

Do not have offline conversations unless facilitated: it distracts others if you do.Stay focused on the meeting: Do not stare or do other things during the meeting.When speaking, speak into the microphone.Mute your microphone when you are not speaking.Enable your video when joining the session, reduce movement if possible.Do not interrupt each other, only the facilitator has the right to interrupt to ensure the meeting stays on-point.The facilitator does a recap of the “Netiquette”: Have a backup plan for if the technology doesn’t work and send this out ahead of the meeting so everyone is aware of the backup options.Īt the start of the meeting, do a roll call and check who is present.Be the first one in the meeting (5 mins before start to check the tech and links).This levels the playing field for everyone to get equal space to talk and chatting in the background. If one person is remote, then everyone remotes in.

#Online netiquette how to#

Facilitator sends out an meeting invite with a link to the virtual location of the meeting and details on how to get onto the meeting.

Make sure each meeting has a facilitator.

If you are the facilitator, do extra prep before the meeting

Dress appropriately, you could be on camera.

Use a camera (can be one integrated into your device).

Use a headset with a microphone if possible.

Find a location with minimum visual distractions in the background.

Find a location where there is a minimum amount of background noise.

Throttle the video quality, switch video off next, and then dial-in.

#Online netiquette plus#

Use WebEx, Zoom, Google Hangouts and Jabber (video plus sound) over WebEx (sound only) or Phone/Jabber (sound only) over Jabber/MOC (chat only)īe aware of likelihood of bandwidth constraints and limitations with everyone dialing in remotely so if a video call breaks down, find a way to progressively wind back from video. “Visual plus Sound” over “Sound only” over “Text only” Here are the guidelines we have found useful for having for online meetings with distributed teams and remote team members. The Agile Manifesto’s principle suggest face-to-face is the best option but in today’s world of social distancing and WFH, doing this in a physical environment is no longer a viable option. As we now move to more people working from home, the scale of working with distributed teams has increased significantly. I have been working with geographically dispersed teams for over 10 years now often with the complexity of members in different countries and diverse backgrounds. As with face-2-face meetings, online meetings also have an etiquette (“netiquette”) to make them effective.