Re: [113attendees] hybrid meetings: the worst of both worlds

[NA-NiC <[e-mail]>]

It didn’t hurt as much as reading some of your posts, it was inaudible and I am quite doubtful that it was a function of distance to the loudspeakers, even though my ENT rotation is 40 years behind me.

Remote participants have told us for them it was even worse.

el

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On 25. Mar 2022, 22:32 +0100, Robert Moskowitz <[e-mail]>, wrote:
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> On 3/25/22 17:18, Michael Richardson wrote:
> > el> And almost on every single presentation there was an issue with screen
> > el> sharing in the beginning, which decreased in amusement value quickly
> > el> over the days.
> > el>
> > el> The chair microphones were in most rooms not loud enough to understand
> > el> at the back of the rooms, the remote audio was great.
> >
> > "Doctor, it hurts when I sit at the back of the room"
> > -> don't sit at the back of the room.
> >
> > Robert Moskowitz <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > > This was a real issue for us remote.  Often even with the sound all the
> > > way up, I could not hear the person(s) at the desk.  then a remote
> > > speaker would come in and I have to quickly turn the volume down.  Part
> > > of the problem was mask wearing; that tended to muffle speakers.
> >
> > I would like us to just put fewer chairs in the room, and have tables for
> > everyone.
>
> For hybrid this makes sense.  But maybe not if Philly gets 1,000
> personal attendance.
>
> And those rooms at the Metropole may not be good for more tables. ;)