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For the foreseeable future, most of us will be spending our work day on video platforms. In the hot days of summer, it’s a good time to take a break and laugh a little at our life.

CommCore put together a highlight list of a few favorite parodies currently circling the internet:

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• SNL’s recent sketch  of a church service conducted on Zoom
• YouTube comedy group Warp Zone created a funny look at how we use Zoom, set to the Brady Bunch opening theme. It’s complete with the nine-box thumbnail (sans Alice in the middle).
• The original cast of Hamilton perform Helpless in acapella on a Zoom link with Jimmy Fallon
• Progressive Insurance produced this commercial like it was a video call.
• The Holderman Family creates scores of entertaining videos about family life. This hip-hop song pokes fun at how we have to work from home amid all the usual dog and kid distractions.
• We don’t recommend using Zoom background because without a greenscreen and proper lighting, your head will fade away and merge with the image. However, if you want a few background ideas, somecards.com compiled a list of their top 21 funniest Zoom backgrounds that includes everything from the bridge of the starship Enterprise to the cutaway location from the TV show The Office.
• Artist Stefanie Trilling created a series of children’s book covers including Goodnight Zoom and Frog and Toad are Social Distancing.
• Finally, comedian Steve Martin performed a brilliant musical number with the Philadelphia Orchestra remotely using a video platform.

1. Pay attention to your background
2. Adjust the lighting
3. Level and frame the camera
4. Test your audio and use a headphone for your microphone when possible
5. Position yourself to be able to gesture with maximum eye contact to your computer’s camera