Greeting hi or hello at the beginning of a meeting and saying goodbye at the end of meetings on any virtual platform like MS Teams, Zoom, and Skype is said to be a good practice. We should not leave the conversation without saying goodbye. If you are having a meeting with multiple people, then waving goodbye is said to be the best send-off. But you can even wrap up the meeting with “have a great day” or “talk soon” if you are having a virtual conversation with only a couple of people.

Virtual Reality

The world is on quarantine mode as companies are adopting work from home policy to stop the spread of Coronavirus Pandemic. To ensure proper communication in remote work infrastructure, companies are engaged in virtual meetings to delegate roles and responsibilities and deliver tasks and ensure appropriate discussions with employees. For this purpose, companies are using virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, MS Teams, and Skype. But some employees are still not aware of the ethics to use this platform as they should greet each other and wave while bidding bye on video calls.

Why leaving a Zoom or Team call so hard?

Since the new normal of working from home is entirely new for some employees and consistent work from home has enabled professionals to remain connected with their teams through platforms like Zoom, MS Teams, and Skype. But, many employees are not keeping video call manners in mind and employees should learn to communicate and socialize politely and effectively to survive in the current business era.

Some etiquettes of virtual meetings:

Microphone on mute

The etiquettes say that if you are not speaking then you should keep your microphone on mute as unnecessary noises in the background can be really distracting for the speaker. You can keep yourself on mute as long as you are not talking and listening to other members. Meanwhile, you can practice non-verbal cues such as eye contact and proper facial expressions.

Appropriate clothing choice

Many people perceive that they do not need to wear pants as people on the video call can only see the top half of them. But you should definitely wear your pants as proper clothing boost confidence and make you look comfortable. Do not forget to brush your teeth, comb your hair, and wear comfortable clothes with bottoms. Even, the lower part of your body cannot be seen but if something happens and you need to stand up then your game is definitely over. Hence, it is truly said that prevention is always better than cure.

Wave goodbye at the end

When you start the call then you greet everyone and the same is expected when you leave the conversation. Wrapping up a meeting by waving goodbye is said to be the best send-off. In addition, waving is also a great way to end the meeting less awkwardly as rightly said by Gretchen McCulloch, who is an internet linguist and author of “Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language.