If you are going to participate in an online conference, make sure that you do not appear in front of your colleagues in the form of an animal or cartoon character. Especially if you’re in court.
A funny anecdote during a Zoom trial sparked a lot of comments on social media: Attorney Rob Ponton accidentally turned off the cat face filter on the app. In addition, his dialogue with Judge Roy Ferguson has also become a meme.
“Mr. Ponton, it looks like you used a filter in the settings,” the judge remarked shrewdly. Ponton agreed and explained the situation: “I don’t know how to remove it. My assistant will deal with the situation now, but I will have to be patient for a while. ” Then he added: “Believe me, it’s really me. Not a cat.”
Ponton later explained that he used his secretary’s computer, which had a “cat” filter. “I removed it and we continued with the hearing,” he said.
However, the video appeared on the Texas District Court’s 394 channel, and Judge Ferguson reposted it and told others to learn from Ponton’s mistakes.
If your work life lacks joy, you can follow his unintentional example. And you don’t have to try hard for this: the Zoom app team has developed the Studio Effects function, with which you can change your own image: try on a red nose, purple lips or a beard.
And let everyone who life brings you into an online conference know about your creative side. The main thing is to shift the blame for the non-standard appearance on your assistant in time.