Your face and upper chest should be centered on the screen.Being consistent in using either a warm or cool light works best. Try your best not to mix different colored lights.Also try to avoid lighting from behind you, which will leave your face dark and silhouetted. When possible, avoid harsh lighting coming from a single direction, especially from above, that will cast unflattering shadows on your face.If natural light isn’t an option, place a lamp with a white lightbulb behind your computer screen to achieve a similar effect.

If possible, set up facing a big window, or even sit outside if it’s not too noisy. Natural, diffused lighting is the most flattering light.If you aren’t the host of the meeting, you can still create a separate Zoom session in advance for a test run of the audio settings and to go through the checklist of all the tips offered in this article.Try not to make people wait too long for the meeting to start.

Always begin a new Zoom meeting ahead of time to make sure you’re happy with how you look and sound.

How to do a zoom test run