Thing 15
Welcome to my fourth post! This post is about video chat and webinars, Thing 15 of the SSSC 23 Things Challenge. It seemed very apt to do thing 15 at the moment, with many people now using video chat as a way of talking to family and friends. I, personally, have been using Zoom and Facetime as a platform for this, as well as for all the mandatory pub quizzes! My experiences with Zoom and Facetime have been good, although delays in picture and sound do sometimes occur when lots of people are in the video chat. The benefits of using video chat are: · You can see the other people · You can have a conversation in real time · You can talk to multiple to people at once However, you do need a microphone and web camera, or laptop/mobile with these already integrated. You will also need a good Wi-Fi connection or mobile data network. I find it beneficial to wear headphones, so any noise from your speakers does not turn into feedback for others. Using the mute function when