| hello, echo = reflections of sound-waves from hard surfaces you have to hinder those reflections and try to absorb sound-waves in your room ... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_%28acoustics%29 if there is nothing in a room even "direct" noise is disturbing - especially if everybody is in a different video-chat and some people tend to speak louder than others. cheap and good looking? * hang thick/fluffy carpets onto the walls * cover other hard/flat surfaces with something fluffy ;) * put (fluffy) stuff into the room ... from plants to large stuffed animals - whatever floats your boat ;) * https://www.snoringsource.com/sound-absorbing-materials/ "professional" alternatives * sound absorbing panels * acoustic-foam material (some look like egg-boxes, but out of a black foamed synthetic material) imho this problem - echos and noise in general - is the main reason for avoiding open-plan offices like the plague ... at all costs, these are such an annoyance to everyone!! especially if you follow a "clean desk" policy, w/o "personalized" spaces and therefore w/o stuff on the desks ... ;)) just my 0.02 € |