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Getting to Glitch-Free Virtual meetings are one way condo corporations are able to balance social distancing with the need to conduct ongoing business. Boards are getting the hang of it, but such meetings aren’t without technical glitches. How can boards run smoother virtual meetings? Marko Lindhe of Minutes Solutions addresses some common issues on his radar. Controlling your mute button Over and over people try to speak while they’re microphone is on mute. Sometimes they can speak for a decent period of time before noticing (usually prompted by other meeting attendees that they can’t be heard). Just as frequently, meeting attendees will leave their microphone on while others are speaking/ presenting. Background noise (especially typing, shuffling, talking, music etc.) can register really clearly in the meeting,
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rendering a very noisy and potentially distracting discussion. We typically advise people to put their microphone on mute while they are not speaking, but emphasize remembering to unmute before contributing to the discussion. Audio distortion Sometimes people log into a meeting on multiple devices (particularly if they have dialed-in through the phone but are
