1) How to enter the room
- Just click the link to enter the Zoom meeting room.
- In case the URL doesn’t work, please input the room ID (about 10 digits of numbers) and passcode manually.
2) When you can’t hear, ...
- You may not have given applicable permission to Zoom app on the device. So, please check your device setting.
This issue often happens when you enter Zoom via the device for the first time.
- When you cannot make yourself heard, please check the gain of your microphone. https://sites.google.com/view/newspeakingcommunity/topmenu/zoom2
3) Please follow the rules.
- You have to show your face. Your video must be on.
- Show your name/nickname in English so that everyone can call your name.
(It is preferred to address your Meetup name along with your name/nickname if they are different.)
- Respect other participants and be nice to each other.
- No offensive utterances are allowed!
- You must NOT video-record the meeting or take a screenshot without the permission of all the members involved.
- Share the chance to speak out with your partner. This is a “conversation” event, so don't have a one-way talk.
- Speak English. This is not a language exchange.
- Do NOT eat during the meeting.
* Anyone that doesn’t follow the above rules may be dismissed. (Host doesn’t want to kick you out, so please follow the rules.)
4) Procedure
- The Meeting is 40 minutes long. It automatically ends, even if the host doesn’t say anything.
- You'll talk with your partner in a breakout room. The breakout session will be renewed in the middle of the meeting.
- Your partner may be changed during the session if there's a problem in one of the breakout rooms.
- Please feel free to ask the host for help if necessary. Zoom has a function to call the host.
5) Topic
- Introduce yourself, and talk freely.
- Choose an appropriate topic that your partner doesn't hate to talk about.
- The topics the organizer has prepared are just optional.
<Suggested Topics>
1) your daily things; such as... recent news, tomorrow's plans, hometown, lifestyle, housework...
2) your personal (best, good, bad, or worst) experience; such as...
travel destination, school memory, gambling, friendship, romance...
3) about yourself; such as... dreams(as a kid), pastime, family event, local festival, job, favorite music/sports/food/movie/games/books...
4) whatever (as long as it won't trouble other participants)
6) Technical problems
- The event host/group organizer gives the best help for you, but they won't be able to solve technical problems that are happening on your side. Please understand this.
7) Free of charge
- No fee is required to join this event. However, this group is run by your charity. Your continuous support is needed to sustain it. Therefore your donation is always welcome.
- Please check the link about the donation.
- Thank you for your kind support.