GGL holds its first Chapter Zoom Meeting due to COVID-19 crisis

Post date: May 02, 2020 6:46:5 PM

As a part of the virtual meeting, the chapter employed some common practices and rules for participating in a virtual meeting. Those are as follows:

Rules for our Virtual Meetings (GGL)

1. Identify yourself (First Name, Last Name, Chapter Name - we have guests)

2. Raise your hand, if you want to speak (Chair will recognize you)

3. Votes should be in the chat. (if votes are needed)

   1. Seconds to motions are done by type “second” in the chat room.

4. Objections are by voice or chat - or type or say “Objection”

5. The chair gives the floor, give it back when done.

6. Files (handouts) may be received by Council website or by Email

7. Mute your microphone when you're not talking

8. Speak up while talking (in your microphone)

9. Be aware of your surroundings (we can see, you know)

10. No monologues, unless you ask permission -

11. Don’t record this meeting

Phone controls for participants

The following commands can be entered via DTMF tones using your phone's dial pad while in a Zoom meeting:

• • *6 - Toggle mute/unmute

  • *9 - Raise hand

Phone controls for meeting host

If you have entered the Host Key to start the meeting, you will have host controls available to you by entering DTMF tones on your dial pad. To hear all available commands, enter ** on your phone.

• • *4 - End the meeting for all participants

  • *5 - Lock or Unlock the meeting

  • *6 - Mute or unmute yourself

  • *7 - Start or Stop Recording

  • Note: all participants in the meeting will be notified when the recording is stopped or started.

  • *# - Hear the number of participants in the meeting

  • 99 - Mute or unmute all participants