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by benjiweber 1021 days ago
Some of the things that make most difference to me

* Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly reduces zoom fatigue for me.

* A bright key light. As well as meaning you can be seen on camera I've found it significantly improves my mood having a bright light in front of me that's diffuse enough to not dazzle.

* Bone conduction headphones are significantly more pleasant than traditional headphones/earphones for long days of meetings

* Decent microphone. Recommend Shotgun mic or lapel mic if you have ambient sound.

* Decent chair (good second hand options from failed startups)

* A decent camera (reused a mirrorless I already had)

* Decent coffee machine

* Large monitor

* Wacom tablet for diagraming

* Aircon (in UK this is uncommon but climate warming means it's unpleasant to be without for more of the year)

* Streamdeck for automating common tasks

3 comments

I'd love to see a picture of your setup, if you're comfortable sharing it. I have a hard time imagining what it all looks like. It sounds like it's quite a production!
> Teleprompter so you can look at camera and the person you're talking to at the same time. Significantly reduces zoom fatigue for me.

Do you recommend a specific brand?

YouTuber Gerald Undone mentioned the Padcaster Parrot & the upcoming Pro. Mine is preordered. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-ultimate-on-the-go-sm...
I don't have much to recommend one over another. I have a Neewer, with a cheap hdmi screen attached in mirrored mode.
How do you use stream deck in a typical remote work setting?
I use it for controlling lights, mute/unmute across zoom/teams/hangouts and raising various apps to foreground via little scripts. Mostly just executing wmctrl.