How to improve you look on Zoom and other online video conferencing platforms.
- During the meeting: Make sure all other applications are closed, ie email, web browser. Have good internet performance. 15mbs with less than 60ms latency. www.fast.com to test.
- Hardware: Web camera should be 720P resolution to give a sharp image. USB web cameras usually give a much better image quality than laptop cameras.
- Lighting: Have a good front lighting, you should have 2x more front light than backlight. Avoid having a window or bright light behind you.
- Background: Use a virtual background, preferably a company logo or image. Make sure your clothing is much darker or lighter than the wall behind you, and a plain wall is best. Note: For Zoom virtual background you must have at least a 4th gen intel i7 CPU or 7th Gen intel i5 CPU (example i7-4xxx or -i5-7xxxx) or equivalent performance CPU.
- Audio: Make sure you in a quite room. Use a headset with noise cancelling microphone for better audio quality and volume.
- Test your virtual meeting beforehand. With Zoom, open the app and go to settings (gear) to test video and audio.
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