Raise my hand

I'm on the staff meeting and need to raise my hand so the facilitator, Mia in Procurement, sees I want to speak. Put my raised-hand indicator visible to everyone and show it next to my camera feed. Keep it raised until I tell you to lower it or until the host acknowledges me by name.

Before I raise my hand in the faculty meeting, make it obvious to the host what I want so they can call on me quickly. Surface my name and department next to the raised-hand icon, show how long I've been waiting, and flag if I have a quick question under 30 seconds versus a discussion. Highlight anything that would make the host hesitate to call on me, like a muted mic or poor video.

I just clicked the raise-hand control for the district meeting and Mia didn't call on me. The host is juggling 25 teachers and often misses raised hands. I'm worried my point will be lost if I keep interrupting. I can't tell whether the host didn't see the icon, the hand didn't register, or they chose not to call on me. What's the most likely reason and what's my best next move to get acknowledged without derailing the meeting?

Across staff and parent meetings I waste time waiting with my hand up or repeating questions after the meeting because hosts miss raised hands. I keep losing credibility when my points get skipped. What habit should I change to be heard reliably in future meetings, and what small process should I propose to hosts so raised hands actually get addressed?