3 Meeting Tips To Look Better in Video Calls
Here are a few meetings tips for video calls on iPadOS (from my own experience).
Last Sunday, I had to sit through a 1 hour Zoom meeting. While I was in this Zoom meeting, I decided that my next Overoptimize post would be about video conferencing tips for iPad users.
Here is a quick summary of my research:
Look at the Left Side of Your Screen
This is a pretty basic tip, but one that many iPad users may ignore or forget.
When using the iPad in landscape mode to attend a meeting, the iPad camera is on the left side. With this weird angle, looking at the middle of your iPad screen makes it look as if you are not paying attention in your Zoom meeting. And if, for whatever reason, you look to the right of your iPad, it'll be even worse.
Depending on your use case, there are a few different ways to fix this issue. Personally, I usually have Zoom in one window and another app in another window during Zoom meetings. To fix the issue of looking to the right of my screen, I put the other app on the left side of my screen. That way, if I'm working on the other app, people in the meeting can see that I'm actually paying attention.
Use Split Screen
This is somewhat related to the previous point, but another recommendation I have is to use split screen whenever you are in a Zoom meeting. This has two main benefits.
First, it helps you take notes in case you need to remember something from Zoom meetings. And while most people might not feel the need to take notes, I think it's always useful to have something to go back to (unless the meeting is being recorded).
Second, it keeps the Zoom meeting on the left side of your screen. Assuming you follow the previous tip, keeping a Zoom meeting on the left side of your screen can make it appear like you are paying attention, instead of staring at something else.
Use Portrait Mode
A cool feature I recently discovered was portrait mode during video calls. During a video conference meeting, you can open the control center to change your video settings. One of the options includes the ability to activate portrait mode on your camera.
Like standard portrait mode, this blurs out your background, placing more focus on yourself. This can be a nice alternative to adding an image to your background in video meetings, especially since it looks much better (at least in my opinion).
A Quick Request
As you can see, this post is a bit shorter than normal. That's because I want to test out which length is better for you.
I can understand if some people like longer content for more information, but I can also understand if some people want shorter content to absorb information faster.
If you don't mind, could you take a minute out of your day to reply and say if you prefer shorter or longer articles? It would genuinely mean a lot to me. And if you can’t, no worries.
Thanks!
Adi