6 Ways To Enhance Your Typical Work Zoom
For many companies, the pandemic forced them to reevaluate how they do business. Many companies took their office online and allowed employees to work from home in a part-time or full-time manner, and shifting to Zoom meetings was likely an adjustment for all involved. Even though you’ve probably got the hang of Zoom meetings by now, it’s also likely that they are getting a bit stale. In today’s blog, we share some tips for enhancing your typical work Zoom to help boost morale and productivity.
Utilize Breakout Rooms To Allow For More Interaction Amongst Team Members
Zoom makes it easy for hosts to group viewers into what they call “breakout rooms” so that people can hang out in smaller groups making it easier to collaborate. This can allow smaller teams to continue to work together and share ideas with one another or the entire group. These breakout rooms can be perfect if multiple departments or branches are on the same Zoom call.
Play Around With Your Zoom Backgrounds
Adding a different Zoom background to your screen can allow you to put your own personal twist to the meeting. You can have everyone pick their favorite background, or set a meeting theme and see who has the most relaxing-looking tropical background. We understand that some meetings may not be the right setting for a personal Zoom background, but if you’re doing your weekly check-ins with employees or delivering some good news to your team, play around with the Zoom backgrounds to lighten the mood.
Schedule A Surprise Virtual Game
Not only can a good game be fun and entertaining, it can actually help improve the dynamics in the office by fostering communication and helping connect people with each other they don’t typically work with. It can be something as simple as a pre-meeting mini game like Survey Says or a Word Puzzler, or you can have our team host a 60-minute trivia game centered around a topic of your choosing. Use virtual games to help onboard new interns or to get people talking before the Christmas party begins. Virtual games create a space for people to communicate and work in a more relaxed setting, which can be very helpful in the future.
React To What People Are Saying With Emojis
Zoom’s chat feature also allows you to interact with people and respond to what they are saying with your favorite emojis! Give someone a thumbs up after a great presentation, or put the crying from laughter face in the chat after someone cracks a joke. Emojis are a simple way to loosen things up, give someone a confidence boost and provide a more relaxed environment, which many people thrive under.
Play Around With The Whiteboard As A Fun Visual
Zoom’s whiteboard feature can also be perfect for collaborating and bringing ideas together. Similar to a whiteboard you might see in a classroom, the presenter can share a whiteboard on their screen that acts as a canvas for everyone else in the meeting. You can put a presentation up on the screen and allow viewers to make notes or provide edits, or you can workshop a new product idea by allowing people to sketch freely. You can even use the feature for a makeshift game of Pictionary if you’re looking to kill some time! The whiteboard feature allows for improved idea generation and can make a presentation less bland.
Come Up With Out-Of-The-Box Icebreakers To Start Off The Meeting
A quick icebreaker question can help to get people talking and start the meeting off on a fun note. Go around the meeting and ask a simple icebreaker question and see what people have to say. It could be as simple as “What’s your favorite holiday song,” or “Share one way in which a coworker went above and beyond for you in the last week?” Icebreakers get people talking, can help you learn about one another, and can be used to showcase some awesome team accomplishments. Even a short, 5-minute icebreaker can be a perfect way to start a meeting.
And as always, if you want to take your next virtual meeting up a notch with the help of a team who has run countless virtual trivia and mini game events, reach out to Bar None Games to see how we can help your business and your employees thrive. For more information about our packages and how we can boost your bottom line, head over to our contact page and fill out a short form. Our team will be in contact shortly!
