Latest posts

Below are the most recent articles or resources I’ve published. If you are looking for help on a specific topics, it would best to look at the topics in my Articles archive as I have grouped my recent and best articles by topic there.

  • Hybrid meetings will put more of a focus on meeting room systems – Are you ready?

    As a leader you are involved in the discussions about when and how to bring some staff back to the office. The reality is that most corporate offices will end up having a hybrid working arrangement with some people at the office some days and others working remotely. Meetings will move from the everyone virtual…… Continue reading

  • Microsoft Work Trend Index: Hybrid meetings are the next challenge for business professionals

    Just when you have got comfortable with conducting virtual business meetings and presentations, now you will have to adapt rapidly again as the world moves to hybrid meetings. I’ve been talking about this future since April 2020 when I saw it coming as the next evolution after everyone went virtual (watch this video to see…… Continue reading

  • Alternatives to sharing a portion of Presenter View with 1 screen in Zoom (Windows) so you can see your notes

    The problem with sharing a portion of your screen In my popular article and video on sharing your slides in a Zoom meeting if you only have one screen, I show how you can share just the current slide portion of Presenter View Preview so that you can see your notes while the attendees just…… Continue reading

  • 6 ways presenting in a hybrid meeting is different than in-room or virtual meetings

    As more professionals return at least part of the time to offices, hybrid meetings, where some attendees are in the room and others are remote, will become the norm for quite a while. Here are six ways presenting in a hybrid meeting is different than what you did when everyone was in the room or…… Continue reading

  • 6 ways the equipment setup for a hybrid meeting is different than in-room or virtual meetings

    As more professionals return at least part of the time to offices, hybrid meetings, where some attendees are in the room and others are remote, will become the norm for quite a while. Here are six ways working with the equipment for a hybrid meeting is different than what you did when everyone was in…… Continue reading

  • 6 ways the planning for a hybrid meeting is different than in-room or virtual meetings

    As more professionals return at least part of the time to offices, hybrid meetings, where some attendees are in the room and others are remote, will become the norm for quite a while. Here are six ways planning for a hybrid meeting is different than what you did when everyone was in the room or…… Continue reading

  • Control Logitech webcam (C920, Brio, C922, C930 & more) in Zoom and Teams meetings (Windows or Mac)

    ***Late 2021 Update*** Logitech has discontinued the Camera Settings app described in this article. It has been replaced by the Logi Tune app that is described in this article. If you own a Logitech webcam like the popular C920, Brio, C922, or C930 and want more control over the zoom or positioning so you look…… Continue reading

  • Virtual attendees look at your video; Issue #486 March 23, 2021

    In this newsletter I shared the results of a LinkedIn survey I did asking attendees whether they look at the presenter’s video during a virtual presentation. They do and I gave six tips for effective video in virtual presentations. The full survey results article is here. Continue reading

  • Virtual meeting attendees look at your video while you are sharing slides – 6 tips to make your meeting video effective

    In a recent training session a participant shared that they never look at the presenter’s video when slides are being shared. They didn’t think as a presenter we needed to worry too much about gestures, facial expressions or what we looked like in the small video feed. I have to admit I was a bit…… Continue reading

  • Use Zoom multi-window sharing to present your PowerPoint slides beside your video (Windows/Mac)

    Previous approach: sharing your desktop In a previous article and video I shared how you can put your video beside your PowerPoint slides on a clean desktop and share that with the attendees in a Teams or Zoom meeting. This is an alternative to the small video window the meting platform uses by default. It…… Continue reading