The first thing the host must do is mute or unmute the speakers and audience and tell them how to unmute themselves.
This is so simple. Find the the mute button and click on it with your mouse.
Where is it?
Laptops
For a child or elderly person new to a laptop. the mute button might be the top row of keys on the far left.
Mobiles
On a mobile, the mute sound could be the top protruding button on the top right hand side of the mobile thin side. Press it in and a blue line appears with a loudspeaker symbol.
Slide the large circle with your fingertip to the right and left to increase or decrease volume. Practise doing this.
You knew that? Yes, and therefore you don't explain it. What could go worng?
a) You are giving instructions for a laptop and they are on a mobile.
b)) You keep telling the other person to Mute, 'Mute yourself'. But they can't hear. They hear boot or nute.
c) They don't know the word mute. They only know the word silent.
d) Or they can't find the button.
e) Or they don't know how to slide the symbols.
f) They are afraid to do it because once they are muted, they cannot speak to you to ask how to unmute.
Mute
When too many people had their sound system switched on, the quality of the main speaker's volume went down.
Problems:
a) The speaker's voice was too quiet.
b) The sound would disappear and come back so you lost half a sentence.
c) Delay is transmission meant the sound and sight were out of sync. I would see myself frowning and would smile. It took another three seconds for my smile to appear. When I spoke or sang, the words were out of syn with my lip movements. That looks very odd.
Solution: You have to ask everybody to mute, or get the host to mute everyody except the speaker.
Meetings you can join:
Singapore Online Friday evening 9-12 midnight Singapore time
Harrovians Mondays 7-9 pm evening UK time
Braddell Heights Advanced Wednesdays 7-9 pm Singapore time
These meetings are in English. Other clubs are in French, Spanish, Mandarin, bilingual English and Malay, Tamil and other languages.
If you wish to join a meeting, usually you are sent details through a whatsapp group.
Useful Websites
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, trainer of speakers. More on sound qulity in the next post. Please share links to useful posts.
This is so simple. Find the the mute button and click on it with your mouse.
Where is it?
Laptops
For a child or elderly person new to a laptop. the mute button might be the top row of keys on the far left.
Mobiles
On a mobile, the mute sound could be the top protruding button on the top right hand side of the mobile thin side. Press it in and a blue line appears with a loudspeaker symbol.
Slide the large circle with your fingertip to the right and left to increase or decrease volume. Practise doing this.
You knew that? Yes, and therefore you don't explain it. What could go worng?
a) You are giving instructions for a laptop and they are on a mobile.
b)) You keep telling the other person to Mute, 'Mute yourself'. But they can't hear. They hear boot or nute.
c) They don't know the word mute. They only know the word silent.
d) Or they can't find the button.
e) Or they don't know how to slide the symbols.
f) They are afraid to do it because once they are muted, they cannot speak to you to ask how to unmute.
Mute
When too many people had their sound system switched on, the quality of the main speaker's volume went down.
Problems:
a) The speaker's voice was too quiet.
b) The sound would disappear and come back so you lost half a sentence.
c) Delay is transmission meant the sound and sight were out of sync. I would see myself frowning and would smile. It took another three seconds for my smile to appear. When I spoke or sang, the words were out of syn with my lip movements. That looks very odd.
Solution: You have to ask everybody to mute, or get the host to mute everyody except the speaker.
Meetings you can join:
Singapore Online Friday evening 9-12 midnight Singapore time
Harrovians Mondays 7-9 pm evening UK time
Braddell Heights Advanced Wednesdays 7-9 pm Singapore time
These meetings are in English. Other clubs are in French, Spanish, Mandarin, bilingual English and Malay, Tamil and other languages.
If you wish to join a meeting, usually you are sent details through a whatsapp group.
Useful Websites
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
About the Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, trainer of speakers. More on sound qulity in the next post. Please share links to useful posts.
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