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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nKnow your camera set-up ahead of time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nKnow where your camera is. Know how to set it up correctly. What things are in the background behind you? If choosing a virtual background, select one that is appropriate for your venue. As humorous as it is for the team video chat to have you on a beach with a pina colada, for most conferences it may not go down well. Consider also, if you have a virtual background, that as you move around you will blur and go fuzzy around the edges, which could be distracting for your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about what microphone you\u2019ll be using<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nCheck that it works, and that you know how it works ahead of time. If you\u2019re using the inbuilt microphone on a laptop (for example), remember that there is a reasonable distance between you and the microphone – so speak up and speak clearly. If you\u2019re using a microphone headset or headphones, remember the microphone is only centimetres from your mouth and you really don\u2019t need to speak up or project your voice as much as you would at an in-person conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avoid, if you can, speaking too close to the microphone as it can cause popping and sibilance that reduces the clarity of your voice. (I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve been at an in-person conference where every \u201cp\u201d and \u201cb\u201d caused an explosion of air through the microphone and every \u201cf\u201d and \u201cs\u201d ended in a hiss.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If pre-recording, be aware of ambient noises (street noise, etc.) and pause the recording, if need be, rather than struggle on through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also be careful of the placement of your microphone to speakers as it can cause feedback. You may need to mute your speakers or put in headphones while presenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing I discovered making my own videos, is that my headset records mono but my wireless microphone records in stereo. The next time I present online I may take that into consideration. Certainly, if I\u2019m preparing my video in advance, I\u2019ll want to record it in stereo for the better audio quality. If I\u2019m presenting live, the headset (and mono sound) will allow me to react faster to questions and interruptions from attendees and the session chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fill the screen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMost of the time, your slides should fill up the screen and take focus. Bear in mind that attendees might join the session on small screens, so make sure your fonts are large and clear. If using PowerPoint, use \u201cSlide Show\u201d mode rather than scroll through the document. If you are using animations in PowerPoint to reveal content within the slides, you need to be in \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode for the animation to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Q&A, if you want to quickly jump to specific slides in PowerPoint, hit Escape to exit \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode, navigate to the slide you want on the left side of your screen, and then enter \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode again to talk through the slide in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you use more than one monitor, make sure that your slides display in \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode on your main monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Practice, practice, practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIf you have time, practice some more. Just like an in-person conference. Start by making a 1-minute recording of yourself so you know what your presentation looks and sounds like. Then practice your entire presentation. This will help you to feel familiar with the presentation, the audio levels, and camera settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check back tomorrow for some general tips to make the best impression at your online conference.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just as you would for an in-person conference, you need to prepare for things to go wrong in an online conference too. However, in an online context, there are new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25763,"featured_media":9138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,9],"tags":[221,82,90],"class_list":["post-9103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-relief","category-category-4","tag-online-conferences","tag-presentation-skills","tag-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-pupaza-heNwUmEtZzo-unsplash2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83npQ-2mP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25763"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9103"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9142,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103\/revisions\/9142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Check that it works, and that you know how it works ahead of time. If you\u2019re using the inbuilt microphone on a laptop (for example), remember that there is a reasonable distance between you and the microphone – so speak up and speak clearly. If you\u2019re using a microphone headset or headphones, remember the microphone is only centimetres from your mouth and you really don\u2019t need to speak up or project your voice as much as you would at an in-person conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Avoid, if you can, speaking too close to the microphone as it can cause popping and sibilance that reduces the clarity of your voice. (I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve been at an in-person conference where every \u201cp\u201d and \u201cb\u201d caused an explosion of air through the microphone and every \u201cf\u201d and \u201cs\u201d ended in a hiss.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If pre-recording, be aware of ambient noises (street noise, etc.) and pause the recording, if need be, rather than struggle on through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also be careful of the placement of your microphone to speakers as it can cause feedback. You may need to mute your speakers or put in headphones while presenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One thing I discovered making my own videos, is that my headset records mono but my wireless microphone records in stereo. The next time I present online I may take that into consideration. Certainly, if I\u2019m preparing my video in advance, I\u2019ll want to record it in stereo for the better audio quality. If I\u2019m presenting live, the headset (and mono sound) will allow me to react faster to questions and interruptions from attendees and the session chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fill the screen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nMost of the time, your slides should fill up the screen and take focus. Bear in mind that attendees might join the session on small screens, so make sure your fonts are large and clear. If using PowerPoint, use \u201cSlide Show\u201d mode rather than scroll through the document. If you are using animations in PowerPoint to reveal content within the slides, you need to be in \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode for the animation to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Q&A, if you want to quickly jump to specific slides in PowerPoint, hit Escape to exit \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode, navigate to the slide you want on the left side of your screen, and then enter \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode again to talk through the slide in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you use more than one monitor, make sure that your slides display in \u2018Slide Show\u2019 mode on your main monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Practice, practice, practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIf you have time, practice some more. Just like an in-person conference. Start by making a 1-minute recording of yourself so you know what your presentation looks and sounds like. Then practice your entire presentation. This will help you to feel familiar with the presentation, the audio levels, and camera settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check back tomorrow for some general tips to make the best impression at your online conference.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just as you would for an in-person conference, you need to prepare for things to go wrong in an online conference too. However, in an online context, there are new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25763,"featured_media":9138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,9],"tags":[221,82,90],"class_list":["post-9103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-relief","category-category-4","tag-online-conferences","tag-presentation-skills","tag-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-pupaza-heNwUmEtZzo-unsplash2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83npQ-2mP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25763"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9103"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9142,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9103\/revisions\/9142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you have time, practice some more. Just like an in-person conference. Start by making a 1-minute recording of yourself so you know what your presentation looks and sounds like. Then practice your entire presentation. This will help you to feel familiar with the presentation, the audio levels, and camera settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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