Do you test your setup before important meetings or presentations?

Technical issues can quickly derail an important meeting or presentation, especially when audio, video, screen sharing, slides, or external equipment are involved.

You don’t need to test your setup every time, but it’s worth doing a quick check before important sessions and after upgrading, replacing, or updating any device, software, or network you rely on.

Do a quick test, ideally by calling a colleague, before:

• Important client meetings, presentations, webinars, interviews, recordings, etc
• Sessions where you need to share your screen or present slides
• Using a new laptop, camera, microphone, headset, dock, monitor, projector, or meeting room
• Updating your operating system, browser, meeting app, presentation software, drivers, or firmware
• Joining from a new location, Wi-Fi network, or VPN

A 2-minute check can save 10 minutes of awkward troubleshooting and helps keep the focus on your message, not your setup.

Figure: Call a work colleague to test your setup for online calls and make sure it works!