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PvtPill t1_ixj7i8j wrote

Number 1 rule for any virtual meetings: always double check you’re on mute. That’s a beginner mistake you only make once

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Extension_Ok t1_ixjlq3o wrote

Double check, disable and reenable to be sure it's working. Start getton anxious about your mute state. Check again. Get asked a question, don't find unmute fast enough. Repeat.

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cherrymoonmilk t1_ixknjvw wrote

I overcheck to make sure I'm muted or have my camera off. Better safe than sorry. Good thing I do this regularly, because I farted the other day during a massive meeting and I was grateful I was already on mute.

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Warm-Conclusion-8891 OP t1_ixj9jpl wrote

Honestly, I should've known better as I always check... The one time I don't, lessons learned!

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disgruntled-capybara t1_ixkac70 wrote

Early in the pandemic, most of my 50+ year old coworkers didn't even think to mute, so nearly every meeting started out with this horrific reverb that was so bad that you couldn't understand what was being said. That is, until five minutes passed and 15 messages came in through the chat asking people to mute and we could finally get the boomers to comply. After a couple months I started to feel awkward and like I was becoming the, "please mute your mics" guy, because I'd say it at virtually every meeting, but it was so bad you could hardly understand the person who was speaking. You'd think after a week or two, you'd learn that you needed to mute. Apparently not.

It seared into me that I need to make sure I'm muted at every virtual meeting where I'm not the one talking.

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PaleBall2656 t1_ixm3v7l wrote

I have an external mic I use for zoom/gaming. Tapping it from above mutes/unmutes, and the whole mic illumination turns off on mute.

HyperX cloud quadcast or something.

I always mute from the mic.

  1. Remove risk from zoom not muting even though it is supposed to, I have seen this happen.
  2. Other members can't see if I am muted.
  3. Improved Audio a lot compared to on board mics.
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