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Look and sound right on video calls

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    Light your face from the front.

    Face a window or a lamp. A window behind you turns you into a silhouette.

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    Camera at eye level.

    Laptop on a stack of books. The up-the-nose angle is one book away from fixed.

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    Wired or headset audio.

    Sound matters more than picture. Laptop mics gather the room; a headset gathers you.

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    Frame head and shoulders.

    Eyes in the top third, a little headroom. Not a forehead, not a distant bust.

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    Look at the lens when it matters.

    For key sentences, look into the camera dot. That is where eye contact lives.

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