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6 Top Tips For Better Video Calls While Working From Home

Working from home in Nigeria, at first looks like an unachievable task for many businesses owners, especially in the aspect of replacing physical meeting with video calls.

But the stay at home order, have made many companies in Nigeria to quickly transition to working from home.

Brandnewsday understands that this new phase (working from home) might be a cumbersome responsibility especially workers that are not familiar with tools like video conferencing.

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Meanwhile, in this article, Pulse compiled six top tips to help you make your video conferencing experience easy and successful.

Working From Home: Tips For Better Video Calls

1. Invite anyone, anytime

Videoconferencing doesn’t have to be scheduled; if you’re in the middle of a too-long email conversation, you can instantly set up a meeting and invite people within or outside of your organization to join. Hangouts Meet automatically creates international dial-in codes so people can call on the phone from anywhere, and you can invite people via a Calendar event, by email, or by phone.

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2.  Choose the right environment

Video calls are more efficient than chat or email when talking through a complex issue or brainstorming on ideas. It also allows you to connect with teammates in different time zones across the world. When on a video call, ensure that the backdrop is plain and consistent (choose a plain wall, and avoid windows that will provide too much backlight). While on the call, if you are using a laptop, make sure that it is placed somewhere steady.

3. Can’t hear? Turn on captions

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If you are in a loud place and don’t have super-fancy headphones, you can use Meet’s live caption feature to display captions in real-time (just like closed captions on TV). Start here.

Read: COVID-19: 5 Channels To Help Make Your Gym Routine A Home Fitness Routine

4. Presenting? Only share what you mean to share

Don’t you love that moment when you’re sharing your screen and then, suddenly, everyone on the call is reading your email? To make sure you only share what you mean to share, present one window (rather than your entire screen). Check it out.

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5. Want to read the room? Change the screen layout

One of the favourite features in Meet is changing the layout of the video call. If someone’s showing slides, but there’s a lively discussion happening in the office, you can switch your layout to focus on the people in the office, rather than the presentation. Click here to learn how.

6. Working from Home: Just Be real

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Everyone has a life outside of work. Depending on the culture of your workplace, it can be alright to show a little bit of the “real” life around you—like letting your kid wave to the camera or eating your lunch if you’ve been on nonstop calls all day. Showing a little bit of your life can foster deeper connections with coworkers and even create empathy for whatever you’re dealing with outside of work.

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