I can understand your displeasure for sure - they are certainly not for everyone.
1-1, or a small group works best for me too - unless there is audio and it's well managed.
Zoom! Never heard of it but presume it's a free video conferencing type thing?
Yes. Zoom is a bit like Skype but it's free and you can share screens and record video calls 1:1 or in groups. 😁
I've played with similar, and used Lync by MS in employment - useful!