Immediately mute your audio in the ZOOM window when entering the meeting. You may already be muted by the host, so this may not be necessary. Don't forget to unmute yourself if you want to speak. Use ...

Step 1. Once in your Zoom meeting, click on Participants on the bottom toolbar in the Zoom meeting window. Step 2. In the lower right-hand corner of the Manage Participant window, click on the Mute ...