Zoom meetings

Remote video calls

Zoom meetings are video conferences conducted through the Zoom platform, which became ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic when remote work surged.

The term often extends loosely to any video call regardless of platform: I have three Zoom meetings today.

The format introduced new social rituals—muting, virtual backgrounds, the awkward You're on mute—and spawned Zoom fatigue, the exhaustion from prolonged video interaction.

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physical presence

Zoom meetingsin-person meetings

Gatherings requiring physical presence

live events · retreats · town halls · sit-downs · roundtables

synchronicity and formality

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Linked electronic correspondence

memos · written correspondence · voicemails · letters · voicemail

pandemic-era work culture

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Shared workplace behavioral norms

water cooler talk · business travel · return to office

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G