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19 April 2020 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 7884 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Dominic Regan presents a Zoomer’s dozen for a polished videoconferencing performance
  • A cut out and keep guide for making successful video calls.
  • This is no time to be fashionably late.

Lawyers are amazingly adaptable. At the beginning of this month, I was due to chair a full day conference on the law of costs. It was decided to shift the event online. Not a single delegate cancelled, the show went ahead and we had a great day.

I presented the first two LexisNexis webinars and have since fronted more than 400 podcasts and webinars. The former is audio only while the latter combines sound and vision.

Here are a few suggestions based on bitter experience.

  1. Make yourself comfortable in front of your screen or phone. It is horribly distracting to watch someone bobbing around, so get a seat with cushions if necessary. If on camera, make sure that your head is clearly visible.
  2. Audio is forgiving but you do not want interference. With Zoom, turn off your
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