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> Zoom "happy hours" pretty much get dominated by two or three voices (usually of the most senior people) and everyone else just listens, because you can't have
by woutr_be 6y ago
> Zoom "happy hours" pretty much get dominated by two or three voices (usually of the most senior people) and everyone else just listens, because you can't have 2 conversations at a time.
They tried to do “zoom happy hours” where I work, and this was exactly what happened. The two people who were usually the loudest in the office, just ended up talking to each other.
They would quite often stop and say “it feels like we’re the only one talking here”, and then go on talking.
Of course you’re the only one talking, you never stop talking. It’s impossible to get a word in. If you want others to participate, give them a chance, there’s often a small delay, so giving them 2 or 3 seconds to respond would help.
- skinkestek 6y agoIf I catch myself talking too much I sometimes make a joke or something and make a point out of muting myself until someone asks me something directly. Still I think there's room for more: I'm not that interesting, it just seems that many people want someone to say something.
- woutr_be 6y agoI feel that, especially with video calls, it’s good to have some sort of moderator. If someone is talking too much, they can jump in and just say “xxx, what do you think?”, quite often that’s really all you need. In video calls it’s much harder to pick up signs that someone wants to say something.