Microphones Best Practices

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Apr 19, 2021

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Classroom Microphones

Two microphones are installed in each classroom, a lapel, and a handheld microphone. These microphones are used to share your audio in the classroom and over Zoom.

Best Practices for Microphones

Make sure the microphone is pointing towards your mouth.

Speak loudly and clearly. Speak as if you’re talking with someone in the last row of seats.

Return the microphones to the charging station when not in use.

Do not drop the mic.

Lapel Microphones

Lapel microphones have a bodypack and a clip-on microphone. The bodypack can be clipped onto a belt or placed in a pocket. The clip-on microphone should be placed around the top third of your chest. The microphone clip rotates, so rotate it so the microphone is pointing towards your mouth. The power switch is on the top of the bodypack.

Lapel Microphone Best Practices:

Do not wear a necklace that rubs against the microphone.

Do not wear low-cut shirts. The microphone may not be close enough for clear audio.

Make sure the microphone is pointing towards your mouth.

Speak loudly and clearly. Speak as if you’re talking with someone in the last row of seats.

Return the microphone to the charging station when not in use.

Handheld Microphones

Handheld microphones have the microphone at one end and the transmitter at the other end. The power switch is on the side of the microphone. Hold the microphone by the body and point the microphone end towards your mouth.

You can not be heard if you’re using the wrong end of the microphone
You can not be heard if you’re using the microphone as a pointer.
Your voice will be muffled if you hold the microphone end.
The connection may drop if you hold the transmitter end.
Do not drop the mic. Mic drops always cool but dropping it will break it.

Charging Station

Please return the microphones to the charging station when you’re done with class. This assures that the microphones are fully charged and do not go missing.

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