How To Set Up Your Office Space For Virtual Presentations

We’ve gone virtual! Do you remember the days when ‘virtual’ meant everyone needed to hop on a telephone conference call? You passed the number around, logged in, and waited. Then the email came…you know the one.

“Hey Jim, I’m trying to get into the meeting. What’s the right meeting ID? Am I even on the right line?”

That used to be the norm. But, things…they are a-changin,’ and Zoom, WebEx, GoTo Meeting and MS Teams are now your conference room. You probably didn’t think about your home office or your dining room as needing to be professional before. But, as meetings and presentations online become more prevalent, they require a different level of treatment.

Here are some items to consider as you set up your space for virtual meetings and presentations:

Lighting

As a virtual presenter, lighting is one of the most crucial elements of your presentations. The best rule you can follow is:

Keep all light sources in front of your face.

You can get outstanding lighting results without spending hundreds of dollars on pro lighting…