{"id":533,"date":"2020-05-08T13:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartsimpledigital.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2021-03-06T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T19:03:13","slug":"how-to-join-a-zoom-meeting-for-the-first-time-zoom-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartsimpledigital.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/how-to-join-a-zoom-meeting-for-the-first-time-zoom-the-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join A Zoom Meeting for the First Time (Zoom: The Basics)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Join A Zoom Meeting for the First Time (Zoom: The Basics)\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbbYqiurgeo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tech talk\/tutorial I provide a simple breakdown of Zoom, including everything that you need to know in order to join a meeting hosted on this popular communications platform (from locating and installing the app; to joining a meeting from your smartphone, tablet, or computer; to adjusting basic audio and video settings, and more).    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tech talk\/tutorial I provide a simple breakdown of Zoom, including everything that you need to know in order to join a meeting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-techtalks","category-videos","post_format-post-format-video","post-item","post-even"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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