{"id":2882,"date":"2019-02-23T01:10:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T01:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/t2\/?page_id=2882"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:55:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T16:55:45","slug":"video-conferencing-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/how-to-guides\/video-conferencing-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Conferencing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have listed some recommendations to improve your video conferencing experience.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reliable internet connectivity: Unstable or slow internet connections are the main reason for video conferencing problems. Zoom recommends connections of at least 1.5Mbps for group video calls. You can google \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=speed+test\">Speed test<\/a>\u201d to test your internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Check your software:\n<ul>\n<li>Is it up to date? Check if any updates are needed before starting your meeting<\/li>\n<li>Turn off notifications<\/li>\n<li>Familiarize yourself with the conferencing software (Zoom), and functionality (sharing content, turning features on-off, mute, record)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Setup your personal \u201cStudio\u201d.\n<ul>\n<li>Lights: Get a good light source either in front of you or by your side.<\/li>\n<li>Camera:\n<ol>\n<li>External cameras usually get better image quality<\/li>\n<li>Try to position the camera above your monitor<\/li>\n<li>When speaking, try to look at the camera instead of the screen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sound: Get a good headset, with easy volume and mute controls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conferencing etiquette\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce yourself before talking (specially for audio conferences)<\/li>\n<li>Mute your mic if not speaking<\/li>\n<li>Wait for your turn<\/li>\n<li>Avoid noise, distractions<\/li>\n<li>Send meeting agenda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference.png 600w, https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference-375x375.png 375w, https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/videconference-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have listed some recommendations to improve your video conferencing experience. Reliable internet connectivity: Unstable or slow internet connections are the main reason for video conferencing problems. Zoom recommends connections of at least 1.5Mbps for group video calls. You can google \u201cSpeed test\u201d to test your internet connection Check your software: Is it up to date? Check if any updates are needed before starting your meeting Turn off notifications Familiarize yourself with the conferencing software (Zoom), and functionality (sharing&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/how-to-guides\/video-conferencing-tips\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video Conferencing Tips<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":2985,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2882","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","320w":"","480w":"","800w":"","mug-shot":"","sidebar-width":"","full-content":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Here we have listed some recommendations to improve your video conferencing experience. Reliable internet connectivity: Unstable or slow internet connections are the main reason for video conferencing problems. Zoom recommends connections of at least 1.5Mbps for group video calls. You can google \u201cSpeed test\u201d to test your internet connection Check your software: Is it up to date? Check if any updates are needed before starting your meeting Turn off notifications Familiarize yourself with the conferencing software (Zoom), and functionality (sharing content, turning features on-off, mute, record) Setup your personal \u201cStudio\u201d. Lights: Get a good light source either in front of&hellip;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/how-to-guides\/video-conferencing-tips\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video Conferencing Tips<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"Yanko Michea","url":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/author\/ymicheawashington-edu\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2882"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4793,"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2882\/revisions\/4793"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/technologycenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}