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TV Anchor vs. Zoom Host

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 TV Anchor  Reads from a teleprompter. Professional training Years of practice Wardrobe budget Makeup and hair department TV Director/Producer, News Director Big budget YOU on Zoom On your own Is it important to come across like a TV anchor every Zoom, MeetUp, GoToMeeting, etc.?  No, but your audience sees you as a TV personality, like it or not.  The best chance to communicate with your peers or audience is to show some respect for them by showing interest in factors you can control.   Zoom is NOT a phone-in conference call.    Sound  – Think about the sound, of course, you want everyone to hear you clearly. If you are using the built-in microphone from your laptop or webcam, your audience will notice any background noise .  Why? Because the further you are from the microphone, the more your voice must compete with other family members, street noise, and sometimes pets. Consider either using your cell p...
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Presentation Coach Ray Franklin Blog March 2021

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  A Zoom meeting is NOT an audio conference call. You are ON STAGE. Presentation Coach Ray Franklin will assist you and your team to improve the look, sound, and effectiveness of every Zoom in the future. The world of virtual meetings is not getting better. Zoom fatigue is wearing all of us down. As a result, we are not at our best for that next, very important Zoom, Webinar, GoToMeeting, or WebX. If you are not paying attention to these details, you are likely to miss many opportunities to make a good impression. A 30-minute session with #PresentationCoachRay will address these points so you are ready to be in your best ON STAGE form. Audio Use the best microphone to be heard and understood Do you have other options? The closer your mouth is to the microphone, the better To hear clearly use an earbud Audio settings on Zoom and other virtual platforms Recommend When do you turn on "Use original sound?" Should you use "auto volume?" Wh...
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