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In years past, the limitations of available technology gave you little choice in what kinds of devices could be used during conference calls. Users were usually stuck huddling around a single speakerphone, their conversations consistently disrupted by poorly optimized audio. With recent advances, the selection of available devices has expanded quite a bit, revolutionizing telecommunications by giving users access to conference audio devices that can be mounted on their tables, walls, and even ceilings.

Creating a DIY conference room isn’t as easy as buying a microphone and some speakers and plopping them willy-nilly onto the conference room table and calling it a day. There’s a reason it takes weeks for professional AV teams to create fully integrated conference rooms – each room is different, and the materials, size, and layout can significantly affect sound quality during a call.

Huddle rooms are proving to be a lasting development in modern offices as the workers prefer a small and secluded space for uninterrupted, informal collaboration sessions. Just because the space is limited doesn’t mean it’s any less important to plan out the room’s layout, however - creating a slapdash DIY solution leads to poor quality calls and useless space.

Classrooms and lecture halls are still designed with only in-person attendance in mind, and the ad hoc remote schooling solutions cobbled together during the pandemic have started showing their age. For schools to really take advantage of the benefits of HyFlex classrooms, they’ll need to start giving their old, dusty classrooms a shiny new facelift. Here are some of the best practices we’ve found in working with schools all across the world.

With the rate technology is advancing in the conferencing space, it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing out the equipment for your rooms. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you create a modernized, ‘future-proof’ conference room with a few simple steps.

The communication revolution created by video conferencing is a big leap forward towards one of the ‘good’ sci-fi futures, a brighter tomorrow in which we’re able to make genuine connections the world over. Before we get there, though, we’re going to have to step up access to quality education to help the next generation gain a head start. This means utilizing hyflex and distance learning effectively in the classroom. Unfortunately, most schools are still using setups and designs made for 100% in-person attendance or utilizing piece-mealed solutions that were never meant to be permanent.

Despite the tech world being abuzz with new ideas and products that revolutionize the way people do business, we’re STILL stuck with some of the same problems we’ve been dealing with since the 50s. Flying people around the world for simple meetings, breakdowns in communication, and plain old employee burnout are issues we’re dealing with that our grandparents would be all too familiar with.