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Some of the things that make most difference to me * Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly re
by benjiweber 3y ago
Some of the things that make most difference to me
* Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly reduces zoom fatigue for me.
* A bright key light. As well as meaning you can be seen on camera I've found it significantly improves my mood having a bright light in front of me that's diffuse enough to not dazzle.
* Bone conduction headphones are significantly more pleasant than traditional headphones/earphones for long days of meetings
* Decent microphone. Recommend Shotgun mic or lapel mic if you have ambient sound.
* Decent chair (good second hand options from failed startups)
* A decent camera (reused a mirrorless I already had)
* Decent coffee machine
* Large monitor
* Wacom tablet for diagraming
* Aircon (in UK this is uncommon but climate warming means it's unpleasant to be without for more of the year)
* Streamdeck for automating common tasks
- hakunin 3y agoHow do you use stream deck in a typical remote work setting?
- benjiweber 3y agoI use it for controlling lights, mute/unmute across zoom/teams/hangouts and raising various apps to foreground via little scripts. Mostly just executing wmctrl.
- lylejantzi3rd 3y agoI'd love to see a picture of your setup, if you're comfortable sharing it. I have a hard time imagining what it all looks like. It sounds like it's quite a production!
- gaws 3y ago> Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly reduces zoom fatigue for me. Do you recommend a specific brand?
- jauntywundrkind 3y agoYouTuber Gerald Undone mentioned the Padcaster Parrot & the upcoming Pro. Mine is preordered. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ultimate-on-the-go-smartphone-teleprompter https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ultimate-on-the-go-sm...
- benjiweber 3y agoI don't have much to recommend one over another. I have a Neewer, with a cheap hdmi screen attached in mirrored mode.