Get the most from virtual meetings, and look good too!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- One of the challenges of the “new normal” is adjusting to online meetings. Unfortunately, learning how to look your best in this new environment can be overwhelming. Understanding where to put your camera and where to put you, how to get the best from your available lighting and what will share your voice clearly isn’t difficult once you understand the tools. With this new reliance on internet-based virtual meeting apps like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype, Blujeans, and more, ensuring the audience gets the highest quality video is critical to effective communication. Drew Keller walks your through how to look your best in virtual meetings while working from your home. It is possible to communicate more effectively through the gridlike haze of video chats and virtual meetings.
For many, this is new technology. It is harder to feel a personal connection via virtual meetings. And because it’s video, suddenly you (and your home workspace) have to look and sound good on camera… while also filling the jobs of camera crew, set designer and director. Unless you have a film or television background, it can be just a little daunting. The key is to avoid the most common mistakes.
This is a well articulated explanation of how to do web meetings. Thank you for spending so much time slouching in the chair and all the other positions you did!
But, LOL, On my first COvid Zoom Meeting several weeks ago, Out came the Chroma Key, two Ikan lights for that, One small Key light for my face behind the camera, well softened. I sat down chose my background, adjusted my posture, Sm:)ed. But I didn't like the way my hair looked. So Up went the Top light! By the time I was done. My dining room looked more like a news weather wall than a livable space. And that was the problem.... My space is very livable!
In the end... It didn't get noticed. The host was located in a remote location, and she was trying to host the Zoom meeting though a small hotspot device which couldn't handle all the data being pushed through. ultimately, she ended up switching off all 30 video feeds so that her voice and her powerpoint presentation could come through. So I guess. It wasn't so much a meeting, but more of a webinar....
That is a hoot. Great story, Mike. Personally, I think taking that sort of time to make the shot look good makes a genuine difference in the virtual meeting experience. I most often use one of my DSLR cameras attached to a CamLink4K or a Magewell, and a softlight mounted behind (you can see it in some of the shots in the video). My 5D Miii is pretty much permanently mounted between two monitors on a small table-top tripod. It only shoots 1080 so I haven't used it for video production in eons, but with a dummy battery for constant power it works like a champ as my webcam. Plus, I can throw on a prime to kick the background out of focus. The best part is I can just leave it set up so all I need to do is turn on the camera and keylight and I am ready to go. The number of times someone has commented, “I need to know your webcam setup” has surprised me. Although I try not to slouch so much. :) Thanks for sharing the story. Made me laugh.
Your videos are always so well thought out and clear. Thanks for the great tips.
Thanks, Rob, for the kind words. I am glad you liked the bit. I've been a media producer/writer/editor/etc. for awhile so it is impossible for me to not approach a TH-cam video the same way I would something for broadcast. I did a video last summer about needing a plan before I start. That is the most efficient way I can created something that is likely to work. Or at least get to my intended destination. Thanks for commenting. I appreciate it.
@@TheStoryGuide I watched that video. It was very clear from the many locations that it was filmed in that a lot of planning went into it. I need to rewatch it and improve my own planning. Thanks for the really great videos.
By the way, I'm a teacher. I had my first Google Meet with my students this morning. Before I started, I grabbed one of my video lights from the basement and set it behind my computer. It really did make a difference. I also wore pants.
I think this is one of the best tutorial videos in youtube! Thanks StoryGuide you are the best!
This video is awesome!
Awesome video thanks. I can’t believe I didn’t think of using the Lav mic 🤦♀️
My only additional tip would be to know where your ‘mute’ button is. Not only is is distracting for everyone else when you shout at the kids/dog/spouse, but can stop reverb on some programs. Also if you take a personal phone call during a video conference you can keep that call private, or not 😆
Now THAT is some good advice. Thanks for jumping in with the tips and thanks for watching.
Another wonderful tutorial in perfect Drew's style. Well done!
Thanks Paolo! I'm afraid the style never changes, only the jokes do. I just wonder how many folks stay for the last shot.
@@TheStoryGuide I think I have the same underwear
I do love the editing & creativity! Great material!
Drew - extremely well done video as always with lots of great tips! Love the ending :)
Yeah, it is a great video.
The video was very helpful Thanks . I also enjoyed the music at the end
Great tutorial. I will get my wife to watch it - she's got web meetings all day long. And hey, say thanks to your "brothers" - most be fun to be one of a set of quadruplets... ;-)
I can't figure out if I am the good looking brother or just another memeber of the pack. Probably somewhere in the middle. I created 17 different meeting "participants" for variety. Being in "stay at home" mode I started to run out of corners in my house for the different locations.:) But is was fun to recreate all the bad web camera shots I been enduring for the last few months. As always, thanks for watching and the kind words.
Thanks for your tips 👍
You are great, thank you
Great video, thanks! I never thought of using a lav mic to improve the audio during an online meeting - great tip - going to try that now!
Thanks John. Remember to change the input setting in your meeting app to the new source. It will default to the last one used. Same thing when you want to use an alternative camera source like an HDMI to USB adapter. Best of luck.
So good! Like always!!
Thanks, it was fun to put the tutorial hat back on. Been a few videos since I have been able to do that. I really appreciate the feedback!
Amusing and instructional.
If I may also mention an idea that I have seen in many other Vblogers' use of this medium, they create a second-guideline in the comments by sub-content, and that appears in the screens timeline bar as well - not an expert, but my guess is that it might be a feature from TH-cam that you can activate? I find that it helps me a lot when I want to go back to a specific bit in your presentation and also allows you to insert external materials. Neat. I hope that I did not overstep!
I need to add chapters. Honestly, I just have not managed to get around to it. I used to do it with hyperlinks in the description and then my practice fell away. Perhaps I should get back on it. Thanks!
I would really like to know your take on VR/AR/XR meetings and if that might be (or starting to be) the "next step" in virtual presence (maybe more than visual presence)? I understand from my connections in northern Europe, that part of the world is starting to embrace the immersive medium in an increasingly larger scale. That might in itself be a key for growth and adoption behavior, changing the landscape (finally). Hope we could share ideas.
Curiously, it is already here. It will take some time to shake out if folks are comfortable with avatars in an immersive world or if the preference will be for a less immersive AR solution. For me personally, I like AR solutions because I feel less cut off from my environment. In meetings I tend to perform multiple tasks simultaneously (notes, presentations, etc.) and that is easier to accomplish with something like Teams with a HoloLens. I also hated 3D television because, unlike a movie theater, our behavior watching television involves conversation with others in the room, and activities like looking at our phone, knitting, and reading. Having that big honking apparatus on our heads interfered with normal behavior. As I said, things are going to take awhile to shake out, and there will be solutions to these problems that evolve. It will be fun to see where the road goes. That is my take, just shooting from the hip.
@@TheStoryGuide I will be keen on following up where that road will take you!
I agree, it is already in our midst. More and more people are interaction in the "metaverse", a natural emergence from the 2D zoom~sih boxes (but not replacing them, just an extension, IMHO)... I am a frequent visitor of many VR platforms, having collaborated with some developers, and am exploring the "avatar"" experience regarding the sense of belonging and content exchange. AR (and XR) will be the natural evolution, depending on where you are in the world (and what sort of tech access you have, considering this is very similar to a "Triple A" market - read xbox and PS).
Keep us posted!
Quick question: Do you screenwrite before shooting vlogs? What process do you think works for you best?
Thank you for the question. This question is difficult for me to answer as I do an odd combination of things. For this one I first outlined the basic structure of the video. After I had an outline that I thought would work I then wrote out ideas for what I planned to say for each scene, and thought about how to best illustrate the point (what shots and angles I would need). When it came time to shoot I would read through out loud what I wanted to say in the segment, memorized the key points, and then threw away the paper so I could adlib each on-camera bit. I didn't want it to feel too formal, and I didn't want to read off prompter. When I do that I am pretty stiff and it feels rather disingenuous. In editing I string out all the segments, figure out what might work better as a voice over, and then write scripted parts to glue everything together. Because this is more of a "how to" or skills based video it usually needs to have some structure so I don't ramble too much.
I have a completely different approach for something like my "Moving to Norway" series. For that, I shoot like crazy as events unfold. Whether it is moving or not, I shoot it. I may speak directly to the camera (off the cuff) if there is a feeling or description that could prove helpful to the story. Once I have an idea what the story should be that I want to tell I collect all the footage I've saved - anything that could be relevant to the story - and I start stringing it out in editing. For a 15 minute video I may have over 2 hours of footage on the timeline. I begin the process of organizing the parts that could fit together, and mostly discard footage that isn't relevant. I refine, and refine, and refine until I have moments and images that tell part of the story. From there, I start writing my voice over/script for the scene I am working on. At times I may write something that directly explains what is happening on screen. And other times I may to tell one part of the story with video while I advance a different story with my voice over. I continue this process of writing, revising, and revoicing, allowing the story to evolve during editing. It is messy and time consuming, but I find the stories I tell this way have a little more integrity, honoring the feeling of being in the moment that I captured. I am not forcing the story to something it is not.
I'm not sure if this information helps. One approach is very systematic, the other is organic and difficult to describe. Thanks for watching and for asking the question.
@TheStoryGuide this is beyond helpful for me. I've been meaning to start creating videos for my youtube, but I find it hard to figure out the best process from pre, in prod, and post-prod
Thank you so much for these insights
Great video. 7:40 😂
Love that shirt from our dog's veterinarian. Thanks for watching.
StoryGuide I was actually thinking about the chip-eating. 😂