Work from home is a convenient form of working. Employee and employer both get various types of benefits. Due to the coronavirus pandemic situation, work from homemade mandatory for most of the employees.
Manners or Etiquettes plays an important role in your overall personality. Manners are flexible and can be implemented in any situation, especially when you are working from home or in the office as well as in business. Here we look at virtual meeting etiquettes while working from home.
* Before meeting check your audio and visuals before the meeting.
There are chances of disruption while having a virtual meeting. To avoid interruption and to save your and colleagues’ time ensure that all systems are in place.
* Be actively present.
Your attention and active participation are very important at the time of the virtual meeting. Don’t get distracted in between and try to take the phone or nodding off. Rather you can request for few minutes break.
* Respect your colleagues’ time.
Don’t make a habit of keeping people waiting with no prior note and intimation. Rescheduling is somehow can be acceptable than deliberate delay.
* Mute when not talking.
In a virtual meeting from home, there are chances of distraction. All those working from home are staying with family and pets, and their noise in the background can be distracting. You can either change the place or simply mute yourself when not talking, allowing others to focus on the meeting.
* In a virtual meeting, never eat anything. Better finish off eating before meetings.
* Try to keep your surroundings clean as much as possible. It should not be like office space, but it should be clean and tidy as much as possible.
* Be presentable.
Your dressing should be proper, though you are attending the virtual meeting from home. Your face should be properly washed, you should wear a proper shirt, and your hair needs to be brushed to maintain a normal level of neatness.
