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This also applies to SIG ‘flatten the curve’, let us not forget some of the basics leaders concerned about managing attendees while of avoiding this highly contagious and deadly virus: running presentations or discussions. social distancing, frequent hand washing, staying home as much as possible and wearing a mask when Both one-one and Saturday Zoom training sessions venturing out. need to be booked at least 48 hours in advance of a Saturday meeting by writing to [email protected] And to help you remain at home as much as possible to organise a suitable tutor. it’s worth noting the plethora of online services available to purchase just about any item or service you can think of — from your local supermarket Online meetings attract new members to established monoliths like Amazon, eBay, With the advent of online meetings we are signing Kogan, Catch, Officeworks, JB HiFi, your AUSOM up more new members thanks to word of mouth by membership and so on. members. Our new acquisitions are keen to learn more about Zoom and are finding our training And, of course, you can also purchase one of the few sessions very helpful. Our trainers are now very remaining AUSOM branded power banks online for proficient with Zoom and can assist with all aspects just $30 (plus $10 postage) — please see page 43 of of the software as well as discussing techniques and the August edition of AUSOM News for full details. procedures for a richer meeting experience. AUSOM desperately needs new members and Mastering the Brave New Online while CoM explores ways to achieve this, word of mouth from our existing members remains World the most effective immediate form of promotion. If you are concerned or unfamiliar with the security Every successful referral extends your membership aspects of online shopping you can talk to your bank payment date by another month! or access the ‘rich tapestry’ of expertise within the AUSOM membership. We even gained another international member recently as a result of our involvement with Online shopping and related issues like the creation AWUGU (Apple World User Group University) and of a PayPal account and such can be explored he attended the August main meeting. We were also discreetly in a one-one session at any Saturday visited by at least two other AWUGU members, one meeting. In fact, just about any topic can be covered of whom stayed well into the afternoon despite that via our one-one sessions with trusted AUSOM making a very late night for her in the US.