Friday, April 24, 2020

Zoom, delays in singing and speaking, alternatives?



During Covid-19 some people are using zoom and video conferencing at work. Even when you are in an office, you need to sit apart.

I and many toastmasters are using the same systems for educational meetings. We are giving public speeches, and sharing slide presentations.

A friend of mine from toastmasters on Facebook raised the question of time-lag, in speaking and singing. I replied:

A scattered choir managed to sing in unison.

In speech contests, some contestants sing to be memorable and demonstrate another skill.

For most of us online, the problem is not singing with a delay but speaking with a delay. People speak to me and we are cross-talking because they are asking, can you hear me, and my reply, 'yes', is delayed. The culprit cannot be other person's connection, because I wave my hand and see my own hand wave on my screen several seconds later - unless my computer is sending the signal elsewhere and back to me.me

Useful websites (alphabetically)
learncool.sg
voov
webex
zoom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotelephony
https://www.voicesofsingapore.com/virtualchoir

 Toastmasters International Find a Club
https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Public_speaking
https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=upSEBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=quick+quotations
lulu.com/shop/angela-lansbury/who-said-what-when/paperback/product-21713991
learncool.sg

Author
Author, Author! About the Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. (Not related to the actress.)
 Author of twenty books including: Quick Quotations; Who Said What When.

 See books and profiles on Lulu.com and Amazon, such as Wedding Speeches & Toasts. Also watch videos on YouTube.
See other posts on singers and statues and languages and destinations.

If you want to learn to speak the Queen's English, or Received Pronunciation. join me at my online toastmasters club, Braddell Heights Advanced. Wednesdays, 7-9 Singapore time which is seven hours ahead of London, England. I am also a member of Singapore Online.

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