Zoom For Dummies

The definitive guide on the über-popular suite of collaboration tools that is keeping more than 300 million people connected in unprecedented times and transforming how they work.

About Zoom For Dummies ℹ️

Publication date: July 22, 2020

Publisher: Wiley

Pages: 400

Formats: Paperback, eBook, and audiobook (arrives October 27, 2020).

Translations: German and Dutch. French version arrives in March of 2021. Cue Bill Murray line.

For years, holding a videoconference or sharing your screen with a colleague was maddening. We could put a man on the moon, but we couldn’t seem to get videoconferencing and basic collaboration right.

At least until now.

More than 300 million people have seen the light in the form of Zoom, the world’s hottest suite of collaboration tools. Zoom For Dummies shows you how to get the most out of Zoom. Discover how to hold group video calls, install time-saving apps, engage your audience with interactive webinars, dramatically improve the way that you communicate and collaborate with your colleagues, and much more.

Specific topics include:

Create a group video call
Easily share your screen
Collaborate with others in real time
Record calls for future use
Make life easier with third-party apps
Secure Zoom from prying eyes
Hold interactive webinars
Integrate Zoom with popular third-party apps
Learn about Zoom’s lesser-known products, such as Zoom Phone, Zoom Rooms, and more

If the following SNL skit below hits all too close to home, then Zoom For Dummies is for you.

Trailer

A quick and hopefully funny overview of the book.

Zoom Cheat Sheet

Useful tips here.

Press

Ron Charles of CBS Sunday Morning and The Washington Post fame spoke to me about the book
CBS News piece: Santa adjusts to new normal of coronavirus pandemic
For Better or Worse? 63 experts share what they’ve learned from the coronavirus, where we go from here, and why we should care
Appearance on Virtual Excellence

Go nuts here.

Excerpt

Head over here.

Errata

It would be naïve of me to think that none slipped through the cracks, especially since this book happened so quickly. I’ll ensure that the publisher fixes any errors in the book’s second printing.

Here is the list.

Updated: August 27, 2020

We should be able to get these fixed in the book’s fourth printing.