Work Transformation Summit Recap and New Features!

In case you missed the main event, we hosted the first-ever Zoom Work Transformation Summit! With a variety of insights, tips, and solutions from industry experts, attendees got a glimpse of what’s in store for the ever-evolving workplace.

The question now is: where do we go from here? ??

Employees get to choose their workstyle

The success of remote and hybrid work models has made the world realize that work can be accomplished anywhere. Whether you're typing away at your local café or having a meeting with your colleagues while you're having lunch, technology has made it possible for businesses to provide a more flexible work model for their employees.

Of course, working from anywhere doesn't mean that workers can’t go back to the office. That's why we think it's important to give our employees the option to choose which workstyle suits them best.

Having the freedom to choose how you work can help make employees feel more empowered and motivated, which helps set them up for success! ??

Collaborating to a better future

As the saying goes, "Teamwork makes the dream work." With this phrase in mind, we're continuously looking for ways to improve our tools and features for better and more inclusive collaboration in any given space.

When many of us switched to working from home, we became accustomed to getting a clear view of everyone’s faces in Zoom Gallery View. The hybrid work environment, with employees hosting meetings in office conference rooms while others attend from home, can complicate the meeting experience.

That’s why we’ve built Smart Gallery, a Zoom Rooms feature that uses cutting-edge hardware and AI to create individual video feeds of in-room participants, giving remote participants a clearer view of their in-room counterparts.?

Solutions for reaching customers right at your fingertips

With these changes in the workspace, the world has become even smaller for everyone, making it easier to meet new people with just a click of a button!

Engaging with customers has never been simpler, but it's also important to create the ideal communications experience for them. With the right tools on hand, creating a robust, enjoyable, and memorable customer journey is within reach for any business.

Check out our blog to see how we're thinking about our own "workstyles" to help ensure employees are empowered, enabled, and happy. ?????

New features ahead

Default language interpretation

Everyone deserves a chance to be a part of the discussion, and equity between participants is essential to a good meeting. Now users will be able to have their language interpretation turned on by default by the account owner or admin. This allows more participants to collaborate and participate in every meeting.

Check out the updates on this feature here.

Virtual background updates

Many of us have entered a meeting with an embarrassing or silly virtual background, but luckily that experience will quickly become part of the past with this new update. After every meeting, users now have the option to revert to a default virtual background to help ensure an appropriate virtual background is on by default at the start of every meeting.

Wait in peace

The wait is finally over — we have videos in our waiting rooms — well until you enter another waiting room, that is! Meeting hosts can set up videos in the waiting room to share important information or even lighten the mood before the meeting starts, helping you to create a more frictionless and streamlined meeting experience.?

Our blog has the full rundown of updates that you can enjoy in the latest version! You can learn more about it here.

Other blogs that you should check out

If you're still looking for ways to improve your office setup or experiment with new work models, here are some other blogs that you and your team can check out. ??

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