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9 Ways to Spice Up Your Next Zoom Call

As the pandemic drags on, Zoom calls have become routine, stale and boring. Here are 9 ways to spice it up.

1.Cook spaghetti in a big pot on your desk using a portable burner. Keep saying really loud, “Hmmmmm, that smells good!”

2.Mute your video but leave the mic open and start yelling like you are mad at the cat for bringing in a new dead mouse every five minutes.

3.Answer questions in gibberish-talk that sound vaguely eastern European.

4.Set up the camera in your garage and continue sanding woodworking projects.

5.Set up a body camera and take the call with you as you drive to the store to get milk and bread.

6.Ask for advice on whether you should go with a mullet instead of shaving your head.

7.Get the addresses of the other participants and send a fake Publishers Clearing House van to their houses at the same time claiming they won $10 million.

8.Set your dog on the chair next to you and lean in as if he is giving you answers for difficult questions before turning back to the camera.

9.Hire Eminem to answer all questions with a rap diss that mocks the questioner and makes them cry.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.