How Zoom Works - Birthday Setup

When being the Master of Ceremonies and IT Support merge. I always liked event planning, so this was a lot of fun. It was a client's 60th birthday, and they hired me to set up a party, send invitations (I made a webpage and sent the link out), and monitor the event.

Here's a short list of what I did.

Backups:

Multiple backups of portable power banks and mobile hotspots in case weather knocked out power.
Power strip installed to prevent blowouts of laptop and Alexa.

Setup:

Tested lighting, distance, camera location in 3 different locations.
Considered location of Wi-Fi extender and ISP router to decide which AP to use.

Meeting:

Password protected Zoom meeting.
Letting people into the room from waiting rooms.
Adjusting the views.
Sent out a self-made video educating how to log onto the Zoom meeting.
Had a notification ready incase of inclement weather:

"Hi there! Thanks for joining us today. If we disconnect, you may be kicked out of the room. Please give us a few minutes to fire up our backups, and sign on again through the link sent to you in your e-mail - The same way you joined us here."

Continually telling people that there is no need to shout.
Reminding people to turn on cameras.

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