![]() Ladies and gentlemen, spray those flyaways and just brush that hair in place. What looks good in real life, doesn’t always translate on camera. Which means it is a two-dimensional experience. Television (I mean videos) is a visual medium. A little hairspray and makeup doesn’t hurt… anyone. If the sun has set, your colleagues in the Asia office are joining the call and you’re on until midnight… then find a lamp, and sit in front of that. Instead, face the window and the brilliant daylight will wash your face aglow with natural light and we’ll all wonder where you managed to get that facial amidst the Covid-19 isolation orders. Which means your face will be dark, because the iris of the camera will be focusing on the light. Make sure when you pick a spot, you don’t put your back to a window. That white blank wall is fine in a pinch, but a bookcase or framed pictures are a nice touch. Eyes will dart to what’s behind you, the books you’ve piled up, or the laundry that hasn’t been folded yet. ![]() We just have to do it online and on video conference calls! So in that spirit, let’s get right into it: VISUALSĪs you appear on camera, know that the visual attention isn’t always on you. But that doesn’t mean we don’t keep building, producing, dreaming, sharing, conversing and communicating. We stay in place to keep ourselves and our communities safe. Photo: Angie Lauįor millions of people around the world now working from home, juggling kids and career in the same confined space - this is a new reality as Covid-19 ravages nations. Video conferencing has become a mainstay during the coronavirus outbreak, made possible by apps like Zoom. ![]() See related article: Coronavirus prevention tips for the long haul: face masks, social distancing, hand wipes and more But hey, we’re all in this together, and we do what we have to do - because the alternative is not an option. I’ve never really broken it down until now. Let me share some tips from my years as a television anchor. I wrote this next piece to share a little perspective to what we are all now asked to become: visual storytellers! After all, we’re all television anchors and presenters now.ĭreading your next Zoom video conference call? As my 3-year-old likes to say, “no need!” He’s right. So now we lean into disruptive thinking as the world is violently pushed into a different trajectory. Changing systems, business logic, policy, and thinking are what drive our storytelling and reporting. ![]() We recognize that the one story that has been at the forefront of our coverage of emerging technology has always been about change. In this spirit, Forkast.News is embracing what we need to evolve into. So how to lean into disruptive thinking? How to thrive in the unfamiliar? It begins by letting go of the familiar, and having the courage to embrace it all. Some of us have been operating like this for a long time. It’s one that landed on all of us, without much warning… and with consequences that we are still coming to grips with today without any sense of what tomorrow will bring. PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac, version 16.A new reality is emerging. PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, version 1607 or newer See the following table for details on the minimum version numbers required in PowerPoint to create or play zoom links. To change the timing of the zoom transition, use the up and down arrows next to the Duration indicator to change how long the zoom transition lasts. If you don't want to use the zoom transition when presenting, uncheck the box next to Zoom Transition. In the Zoom Options group, make sure the box next to Zoom Transition is checked if you want to use the zoom transition when presenting your zoom. Select your zoom, and then select the Format tab on the ribbon. However, if you don't want to use the zoom transition, or if you want to change the duration of the transition, you can do so. By default, your zooms will use the zoom transition when you present, which is what helps make the zooms feel so lively.
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