December 10, 2020-
The spread of teleconferencing during this time of worldwide pestilence is probably the single most useful occurrence of the year . I can only hope it remains, especially as when I find myself away from Home Base, come late Spring onward, carrying on regular communication, via Zoom, YouTube or what have you, will be a much easier task.
There is, though, the matter of working out synchronicity. This evening, there were four events occurring simultaneously. Two were parties, one was a memorial gathering and the last was a worship service. I focused on the latter two, just barely greeting folks at the first of the parties, before it was time to leave.
We will, as with any other endeavour, need to work out etiquette and protocols of expectations for Zoom gatherings, lest feelings be hurt, unnecessarily. I know that, just because one is among many on a teleconference does not mean feathers won’t get ruffled by someone’s absence or abrupt departure.
So, I have worked out a set of priorities for my own Zooming- Offering condolences and memories will have to come first, then regular worship and devotionals, followed by special celebratory events and lastly, someone’s random informational offering-which ought, by definition, be recorded for later viewing.
In any case, may your Zooming be helpful and a source of connection.
Zoom has been a blessing to many in these strange days of isolation. Duplication hasn’t been a problem, though if two meetings were at the same time, I would choose the most interesting/important one and give my apologies, or let the people know that I would have to leave part way through. People should understand if this is done without expression of preference — “I need to leave half way through for another meeting” should be sufficient.
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That is essentially what I do: Leave, without any editorials.
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Zoom has been a wonderful use of the technology. I’m lucky that I haven’t had overlapping meetings but sometimes the technology has glitches which makes it really hard!
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Yes, there were several glitches at the worship meeting, last night and I was briefly booted off, twice.
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Your daily blog contains a wealth of information, as well. Bonne Nouvelle Annee, Angellie!
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