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If you buy ‘Skype credit’ in advance, you can include someone on a normal phone in your group call.At the end, someone can copy and paste the whole chat into a text document. You can use the chat to keep minutes of the meeting – that way everyone can see the minutes in real time.Ask everyone to stay muted unless they’re speaking (this keeps down background noise, especially the sound of typing).

#SKYPE MEETING PEOPLE HOW TO#

Get everyone to test muting and un-muting their microphones, so that they know how to do it.If someone’s audio fails for some reason during the call, you can use the chat to communicate. Get everyone to type their name into it so they see how it works. At the start, the facilitator should get everyone to open up the chat screen (if you can’t see it, click on the ‘sort-of-speech-bubble-with-text-in-it’ in the top right hand corner of the Skype window). For us, it’s: introductions check you have a minute-taker check when people have to leave confirm the end time adjust the agenda. Have your usual meeting start routine.if they are late to the call, people should text (or phone) the host’s mobile phone when they’re ready to be added – it’s disruptive if they try to phone through Skype.tell participants that the host will call them, they shouldn’t try to call the host or any other participants on Skype.a request for everyone to turn on their computers at least half an hour before the call, and to turn on Skype and check their audio and video at least 15 minutes before the call.the Skype ID and (mobile) number of the host (everyone should add the host to their Contacts).an agenda including the date, start time and end time of the Skype.As soon as you know you’re having a Skype, get everyone to share their Skype names.Ī week before the call, circulate an email with:.If the Skype breaks down, try a couple of times to recover video (the host may need to re-start Skype), then maybe think of switching to audio-only.Try to have a light source in front of you as you look at the screen/webcam.Now it only takes one click to start the group call. Before the call, the host should add everyone to ‘Contacts’, and create a group (click on ‘Contacts’, then on ‘Create new group’, then add all participants).(Sometimes someone has to be the host because they can initiate group video calls, but for some reason can’t be added to one.) The host should be the person with the strongest internet connection and the best computer. Each call has: a host, the person who calls everyone else a facilitator, who runs the meeting and a minute-taker.Your Skype shouldn’t last much more than an hour. After that, go to ‘Video settings’ to check what the webcam sees.

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Click on ‘Audio settings’ to (a) check your mic and speakers, and (b) ‘Make a free test call’ (near bottom of this window). Go to ‘Tools’ at the top of Skype window, then click on ‘Options’.

You should test your audio and your video before every Skype call.

Turn off all other programmes during your call – some people restart their computers just before logging into Skype. Someone using a tablet or smartphone for a group Skype will get audio-only.

#SKYPE MEETING PEOPLE MAC#

For this guide, we’re going to assume you’re using a Windows or Mac desktop or laptop computer (some names are slightly different in Linux).

If you were going to pay someone’s travel, maybe you should buy them a webcam?

For video on a desktop, people will need a webcam (£20) and some speakers or headphones.

Using Skype means downloading and installing the programme to a computer, smartphone or tablet.

So if your meeting is sensitive, Skype is not the way to go (even if you’re on Linux). Skype has been owned by Microsoft since 2011, and Microsoft has made Skype video, audio and text messages available for capture by US intelligence services. We’re going to talk about using Skype for internet video meetings though there are other options. (You can add someone who just has a phone, but it costs money – see below). Holding a meeting by online video saves travel time, money and carbon emissions, but it does mean most people have to have access to the equipment and to the internet.