
A larger monitor (or two) will really improve the overall user experience and make it easier for you to interact during meetings.Not only do they provide a great listening experience, they also really help to limit annoying background noise and echo… Bingo! Be heard loud and clear in your meetings with a USB or Bluetooth headset.They help to improve your appearance on camera by reducing shadows in the room and diffusing light evenly across the subject. For a small investment, a ring light provides an excellent solution for those with dimly lit rooms.

You should check the webcam’s settings to adjust the levels of brightness for poorly light rooms.

Most modern webcams have in-built microphones and start from around £30.00.

Just be aware that free accounts limit the duration of your meetings to 40 minutes.

Joining Zoom is free with a basic account, and that’s great for those who wish to try it out before they buy a Pro license (which starts at around £10, per user, per month). So, before you head to your first (or one thousandth) Zoom meeting, let’s cover off the basics and then I’ll outline some tips to help you get more from your Zoom calls and tackle Zoom fails. In this article, we blow away the virtual call cobwebs to share a few tips and tricks that we know both Zoom noobs and ninjas, alike will find useful. Despite the fact that it feels like we have been trapped in virtual meeting mode for decades, we are still seeing Zoom fails: poor video, incomprehensible audio and less than to be desired backgrounds are still a part of our daily working lives.
