What Is Virtual Hygiene? Online Meeting Best Practices from Matt Abrahams

Remember back when we were first working from home during this pandemic, like 46 weeks ago?  We were happy just to unmute at the right times and share our screens correctly.
Now that video virtual meetings have become our de-facto way of meeting, presenting, selling and even negotiating with each other, the bar is significantly higher.
Thankfully there are experts who have thought a lot about this, including Matt Abrahams from Bold Echo.  In a discussion during our CMO Coffee Talks meeting last week, Matt outlined three categories and numerous best practices for improving your presence and impact via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, ON24 and any virtual presentation platform.
Virtual Hygiene
Get the lighting right: Even placing a basic table lamp in front of you will improve the lighting on your face.
Invest in a decent microphone: They can still see you with a mediocre video camera, but you’ll be better understood if your audio is