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One of the nice upsides of a good microphone is that it can make headphones optional instead of required. I usually take meetings on speakers. But my desk mic is a sE Electronics Dynacaster with tremendous rejection and, coupled with a hardware mute switch and teleconferencing's now-pretty-excellent echo cancellation, nobody can tell.

But I also own IEMs that I use if I'm giving a presentation, so I can get the necessary direct monitoring to ensure I'm on-point with my audio.