Remote Panelist Guide
Internet
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Wire into your router whenever possible or be close to it.
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Limit household use of internet during recording (Netflix streaming in another room may cause your feed to get choppy & freeze periodically).
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Avoid connecting with more than one device (Example: Avoid using an iPhone for your webcam, but then watching it on a laptop at the same time.)
Audio
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If using built in laptop microphone, try to stay within arms length of the computer. Any further away and your audio will suffer exponentially.
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Mute your notifications & system sounds on phones and computers.
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Avoid listening on a separate system, this can cause an echo even when you're not speaking.
Enviorment / Lighting
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Create a stable platform, as slight shaking of a camera can be dramatic to the video.
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Use light coming from in front of your face, avoid any bright lights from behind you (If when testing it looks fine, don't worry about it.)
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Camera at eye level, and look into the camera.
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Sit close enough you're framed like a passport photo.
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Film vertical not horizontal when using a smartphone or tablet.