You know what they say — use your time wisely.

We’ve all been there. Your free 40-minute Zoom call gets the ominous “Less than a minute” box in the corner, seemingly staring you and the other participants down. None of you want to start a new topic in fear of getting cut off, but you’ve already wrapped up the previous conversation. Suddenly “less than a minute” feels like hours, and you find yourselves awkwardly waiting in silence.

Thanks to Bwog, this ends here! We’ve compiled a list of far better alternatives for the next time your free Zoom call is about to end. 

Fight against the clock

• Start a long rant on any topic that will inevitably be cut off.
• Start playing a song with a really good bass drop but time it out so the minute is up right before the bass drops.

Steal the spotlight

• Pretend to be a talk show host.
• Offer to teach a TikTok dance.
• Reenact a scene from Little Women.
• Cosplay as Shrek and play All Star in the background.

End with a cliffhanger

• Scream.
• Tell them your deepest, darkest secret.
• Confess your sins.
• Admit to being a vampire OR pretend to be attacked by vampires.
• Admit to a heinous crime.

Spread the love!

• Confess your love to someone in the call.
• Read your newest poem.
• Surprise serenade! 
• Screen share and start playing the song What is Love.

If all else fails

• Go get a nearby pet/sibling and have them stare blankly at the screen. Do not introduce them to the rest of the call. 
• Slowly sink down in your seat so you slide out of the bottom of the frame right at the end of class.
• Have a staring contest with a classmate.

running out of time! via iStock