Zoom for Dummies

by Phil Simon

Stay connected despite the distance

Have you ever wondered why it's so difficult to hold a videoconference or to share your screen with a colleague? We can put a man on the moon, but we can't seem to get videoconferencing right.

At least until now.

More than 300 million people have seen the light in the form of Zoom, the world's hottest communications tool. Zoom For Dummies shows you how to get the most out of Zoom. Discover how to do the following:

* Hold group video calls
* Install time-saving, third-party apps
* Dramatically improve the way that you communicate and collaborate with your colleagues
* Enable Zoom roles, IM groups, user groups, and other advanced features
* Easily move from one communications medium to another
* Engage your audience with interactive webinars
* Secure Zoom from prying eyes
* And much more.

Additional chapters cover two emerging products: Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms.

See philsimon.com/books/zoom-for-dummies for more information.

Genres: Technology, Nonfiction

376 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 17, 2020

About the author

Phil Simon is a dynamic keynote speaker, world-renowned collaboration and technology authority, and advisor. He is the award-winning author of 14 non-fiction books, most recently The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace.

He consults organizations on communications, collaboration, project management, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, CNN, The New York Times, and many other popular media outlets. He also hosts the podcast Conversations About Collaboration.

Reviews

[Andrew Shaffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exhaustive, with many chapters skippable for your average at-home user. Still, picked up a few tricks.

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though I am no longer working as a teacher I am running my own book club. We have almost 800 members and the first 25-30 who RSVP "yes" get to attend monthly meetings.I've been using Zoom for months now and I kept thinking I was missing something, so I bought this book and read it from cover to cover.Phil Simon, spot on! This is not only entertaining and a good read, but it validated a lot of things that I taught myself.The webinar section was extremely interesting, although I'm not sure I'll ever use it unless I use it to help out my community where I live. I recommend this book despite the fact that some words were omitted -like I said I was a teacher and I spot those sorts of things-but those omissions certainly did not ruin the experience. Even if you only use Zoom for baby showers, happy hours, playing games with friends or when someone else is hosting,you'll get a lot out of reading this book.Thank you for writing it!

[Jim Van · Rating 5 out of 5]

i've been using Zoon for a year, and found things in this book that i never knew. easy read, very insightful

[Jean Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a social user of Zoom, like so many, keeping up with friends, family, and organizations I'm involved with during the pandemic. I don't need to do anything fancy, but I did want to learn to navigate my way around Zoom as a guest and an initiator of a small meeting. It was very helpful for that, but the book is so well organized and so clearly presented that it is useful at whatever level you are trying to master.

Each topic is addressed at the basic (free) user level, the subscriber level, and the corporate level. You can skip over the parts you don't need or have already mastered. Each level in each section gives you a succinct summary of what you can do, and how to do it. So I was able to quickly find and read what I needed, and skip over the rest. If I ever need to learn more, I can tackle another level.

Very useful and helpful

[Lesley Looper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked up a few tips and tricks. I’m getting lots of practice, thanks to the pandemic.

[Derran Stokes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The definitive how-to guide to Zoom

Yes pretty much everyone knows how to use Zoom to attend a meeting or how to organise a Zoom meeting. However, Zoom has much more to offer. Phil Simon has written a brilliant guide to what Zoom has to offer once one gets under the surface of the app.

[Alex Shrugged · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm bout 70% of the way through this audiobook and I'm satisfied that it is a good audiobook with good narration, but not very useful to me. There are many "How to" sections that either refer to options that only apply to premium users or I already know how to do. Nevertheless, I am not blaming the audiobook. I simply think that the audio format does not lend itself well to this subject. I would have been better served reading the hardcopy version.

[Dorothy Timm · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I'm too computer-challenged to even be a dummy. I was just looking for tips on how to use Zoom to connect with my family and birding club during this time. Instead the book seemed meant for people using it in a business setting.

[Lynn Cansler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plenty of good information. I've learned a lot from experience.