{"id":12380,"date":"2020-04-30T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.encore-emea.com\/presenting-from-home-like-a-pro\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:50:23","slug":"presenting-from-home-like-a-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.encore-emea.com\/fr\/presenting-from-home-like-a-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Live From the Living Room: How to Present Professionally From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting live is challenging enough at the best of times. But these days, you also have to be your own sound engineer, lighting technician and camera operator.<\/p>\n<p>For my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psav.com\/event-intelligence\/professional-edge\">Professional EDge topic<\/a>, I wanted to do something practical that can help elevate your virtual meetings skills, all while turning what you have at home into something that can be easily be delivered.\u00a0I also produced a reference guide with all our tips on it, which you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psav.com\/content\/documents\/psav-live_from_the_living_room.pdf\">download here. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>But for today, let\u2019s run through some highlights and secret hacks we use ourselves for presenting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optimize your Home Internet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all heard stories about the internet straining under the pressure of so much video. But rest assured, the internet is fine and is used to this amount of activity.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you can do to optimize your connection:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get your router out into some free space.\u00a0Like a fine wine, routers need to breathe.<\/li>\n<li>Go wired from the router to your presentation laptop.\u00a0Ethernet cable is cheap and can run 300ft, so if you have a really critical session that\u2019s counting on internet, I highly suggest you get the cable out.<\/li>\n<li>If you must go wireless, use a 5Ghz connection at a close range for the best results. Speaking of wireless, it\u2019s always best to turn off other internet devices in the house while you\u2019re presenting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Presentation Tips<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to think about when presenting, and minimizing distractions is key. One of the best ways to do this is to have a co-presenter. This person can step in if there is a glitch on your end, but can also handle sorting through attendee questions, answering chat messages, and even forwarding slides. They can also operate the lobby room functionality and troubleshoot with attendees struggling to connect.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other presentation tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand what you\u2019ll be able to see and hear while presenting.\u00a0Will you have a producer in one ear?\u00a0Will you see your slides? What about slide notes?\u00a0Practice presenting in the mode you\u2019ll be in and build up that comfort and confidence.<\/li>\n<li>Backup audio is key.\u00a0As a secondary connection, dial into the meeting on your cellphone, but remember to turn down the speaker and mute the mic to avoid feedback.\u00a0If your computer goes down, unmute your cellphone and carry on!<\/li>\n<li>If standing up helps you present, stand up for your virtual presentations, too.\u00a0It\u2019ll help you stay animated, get you to use your hands more, and you\u2019ll be more engaging as a speaker.\u00a0Find your natural presentation state and set up your studio to best accommodate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Platform tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are many video conferencing platforms around right now and all have slightly different feature sets.\u00a0Some allow virtual backgrounds, some handle Q&amp;A differently, and some allow for breakout space.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever platform you choose, there are common themes to how to get the best out of it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eliminate distractions on the platform by turning off entry and exit tones, and think about whether you should allow the audience to be heard. Larger audiences are better handled via text Q&amp;A. Smaller groups can do full two-way audio, but make sure as the leader of the meeting there is a way to mute noisy attendees.<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to security, the best advice is to use a one-time meeting ID instead of your personal ID that you use over and over.<\/li>\n<li>Waiting rooms or meeting lobbies are another opportune way to ensure those who are in your meeting should be. Additionally, make sure you have a good handle on who has sharing rights within your meeting. These tips will help to keep your delivery focused to those who should be seeing and hearing it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make the best use of space<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presenting from home is a challenge, so do your best.\u00a0 A plain background will avoid the audience becoming distracted and make it easier for virtual background software to pick you out.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some technology tips to get you looking and sounding great:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighting \u2013 place a table lamp behind the camera to provide natural light onto your face and avoid light distortion from unwanted sources such as your laptop backlight.<\/li>\n<li>Audio \u2013 wired headphones or a good quality headset are best as they allow the microphone to be close to you.\u00a0 If you have to use the mic on your webcam or laptop, soft furnishings will help deaden the sound and avoid echo \u2013 so close curtains and make use of a carpeted room.<\/li>\n<li>Video \u2013 Use anything you have lying around (milk crates, piles of books, etc.) to get the camera to eye level.\u00a0 Anything else is going to look odd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over time, I think this concept will evolve and we\u2019ll start to see more small, dedicated studio spaces open up to accommodate the need for more professionally produced virtual content. PSAV will be there to support that idea when the time comes.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, remember we\u2019re here to help you whether that\u2019s advice on home setups, temporary internet, virtual event platforms, and all your other event technology questions.\u00a0Feel free to send an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:internet@psav.com\">internet@psav.com<\/a>\u00a0to get any of these concerns addressed or for future internet support needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenting live is challenging enough at the best of times. But these days, you also have to be your own sound engineer, lighting technician and camera operator. For my Professional EDge topic, I wanted to do something practical that can help elevate your virtual meetings skills, all while turning what you have at home into &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/info.encore-emea.com\/fr\/presenting-from-home-like-a-pro\/\">En savoir plus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[355,396,397,395],"class_list":["post-12380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee","tag-presenter-fr","tag-presenting-from-home-fr","tag-video-conferencing-fr","tag-webinar-fr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Live from the Living Room: Presenting from Home Like a Pro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Presenting is challenging enough. 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