Managing Time & Participants

Remote conferences should last no more than 30-45 minutes, unless you have no one in the waiting room. Also invite writers to see you with a later version of the project. It's up to you if you wish to share an e-mail. For the second and subsequent meetings, you need not meet via Zoom. Just be wary that online commentary alone leads some writers to expect unethical proofreading / writing for them.

The image above shows you the basics of participant management. If you ever feel uncomfortable during a session, or threatened, let the writer know you need to end the meeting. You should eject the person from the meeting and send me an e-mail with more information. I doubt this will happen, but be prepared.

If a non-UR troll shows up, remove them. No need to engage them in any manner. If an non-UR person shows up and wants writing help, out of courtesy we will help them once. I think this is very unlikely, given the login requirement to reach a Zoom room, but fill out a conference summary for the meeting, with me as the professor of record.

If you see a group of writers working on a project, it may be best to tell them that you'll mute all but one speaker at a time. If the group is small enough, there's no need really but you might find your own style of conferencing here. You can click on a participant's name to enable several options. See below.