4 Fun, Easy Ways to Prevent Your Family Holiday Zoom From Becoming a Dumpster Fire of Confusion

As soon as Uncle Gene unmutes himself, this is going to be smooth sailing

Amy Shearn
Forge

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Family having a Zoom call over the holidays.
Photo: Marko Geber/DigitalVision/Getty Images

Is Nana still mad that you’re not flying across the country to superspread with the whole extended family this holiday season? Well listen, Nana (and the part of each of us that is secretly still so sad about everything still being virtual): A holiday Zoom can be even more fun than an IRL get-together. And definitely more efficient. You just have to think of it like you would any meeting. For the next hour (max!), your job is to create fun‚ which takes just a little bit of work.

1. Have a host

Actually, have two. You and the funniest family member you can book. Like with any meeting, someone needs to be in charge, and, as Jessica Powell writes, “Whoever owns the meeting needs to keep it moving.”

2. Have a schedule

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Amy Shearn
Forge

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person