Meetings at a distance.
WHAT MATTERS MOST
Sound. Poor audio makes a call unusable; poor video does not.
WHAT TO USE
A headset, rather than the device's own microphone.
WHY
It removes echo and background noise.
WHAT ELSE TO CHECK BEFORE AN IMPORTANT CALL
That your connection is adequate That nothing large is uploading or downloading Your camera position and lighting
WHAT LIGHTING TO ARRANGE
Light in front of you, not behind.
Why: a window behind makes you a silhouette.
WHAT TO DO IF QUALITY IS POOR
Turn off video and continue with audio.
Far better than an unusable meeting.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DATA
Video consumes considerably more than audio.
On a metered connection, that matters.
WHAT TO DO IN A MEETING
Mute when not speaking Say who you are, in a group Wait after speaking, since there is delay
WHAT TO ARRANGE BEFOREHAND
An agenda Who leads
WHAT TO SEND AFTERWARDS
What was decided, in writing.
