Back in 10 Minutes

[Snyberwiz]

Is it possible for Zoom to include a small flag saying "Back in 10 minutes" that would display when one's video and audio is off? This would be ideal when working from home if one has to: answer the door, deal with the kids (or pets), answer the phone, go for a toilet break, make a cup of tea etc. etc. At the moment with video and audio off (or even with video on, no-one else knows if you have left the meeting for a long time. They might be happy to wait 5 or 10 min to ask you a question, as they would in an actual meeting.

However, I cannot find this function on Zoom or on any other platforms - yet it seems such a simple and obvious facility to have available (one could even set the length of time and automatically indicate the time the notice was posted.

At the moment all I can do is tpe this to my empty chair and leave my video on! 

There must be a better way!

 

[Manny5429]

@Snyberwiz This is a brilliant feature suggestion. Currently, whenever I host Zoom meetings and somebody has to step away for whatever reason, I just ask them to select the I'm away Reaction. I let the participants to leave their video on or off. See screenshot below: 

[Snyberwiz]

Excellent idea - At least I can use that for now.

However I still think something more precise could be useful - perhaps just expand the existing "I'm away" Reaction with a drop down time list e.g. For: 5 min; 10 min; 15 min; 30 min; 1hr; 2hr; 3hr; 4hr; etc.

[Alex_PFT]

The piece of paper with tape in front of the camera is awesome 😂
Another easy solution would be to share a power point slide saying ''be back in 10'' or something like that. Would look more professional.
The idea of a drop down list is nice. 

Alex

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[Manny5429]

@Alex_PFT @Snyberwiz That's a good one too. I also saw another creative one where a participant created a virtual background of the same room with himself holding a post ''be back in 10'' or something like that. 🙂

[Snyberwiz]

The suggestion is pretty good (and I like the graphic). However, it's not always for WC- for those working from home it could be to: answer the door; let the dog out; deal with a small child; urgent phone call or text; etc etc So something more generic, like "Back in 10 min" or "BBS" (Be Back Soon) - or just a symbol that everyone knew meant that, might be better (but not WC as if you had 3 or more "interruptions" in an hour, you might get comments! 

[Frank_TB]

Hello,

It's pretty easy to change your profile picture. When you turn off your camera your profile picture appears. Perhaps keep a folder with a few?

Regards