How To Look And Sound Great For Under $700 — Podcasting, Zoom Meetings And Beyond

<p><strong>Here is my final plea&hellip;</strong></p> <p>It has never been easier (and cheaper) to look and sound better on any kind of&nbsp;<a href="https://zoom.us/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Zoom</a>&nbsp;call, podcast,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Teams</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skype.com/en/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Skype</a>&nbsp;call.<br /> I&rsquo;m frustrated with how many guests on my podcasts (both&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sixpixels.com/category/podcast/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Six Pixels of Separation &mdash; The ThinkersOne Podcast</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.notreble.com/podcast/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Groove &mdash; The No Treble Podcast</a>) are using terribly antiquated gear (if they even have that).<br /> I&rsquo;m frustrated when I&rsquo;m a guest on someone else&rsquo;s podcast and they have sub-par audio/video gear.<br /> This also includes doctors using telemedicine, lawyers, accountants, and, essentially, any professional that truly needs to be &ldquo;present&rdquo; while online.<br /> In the past few weeks, I&rsquo;ve had to turn down multiple potential guests who wanted to record via their&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apple.com/iphone/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">iPhone</a>, the mic in their laptops, or those&nbsp;<a href="https://www.logitechg.com/en-ca/products/streaming-gear.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">USB Yeti</a>-terrible mics.</p> <p><strong>Ugh! Yuck! No! No more!</strong></p> <p>I&rsquo;m going to rattle off some gear, and if you can afford it, don&rsquo;t think about it, just order it.<br /> I promise, it will not only make your life better, but it will open the door to more and more opportunities.<br /> Most humans really don&rsquo;t understand that the better you look (and sound), the more people pay attention.<br /> That may sound trite, but it is true (and, yes, humans are that simple).<br /> I am also choosing gear that is easy and portable to travel with.</p> <p><strong>Here we go (and I will provide some context to my choices, let you know what I am using, and newer/different alternatives).</strong><br /> <em>(As an aside, you can get much better gear than what I listing below as well, but I am providing this list as a &ldquo;bare minimum&rdquo;/let&rsquo;s go list).</em></p> <p><a href="https://mitchjoel.medium.com/how-to-look-and-sound-great-for-under-700-podcasting-zoom-meetings-and-beyond-e813d179e98e"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>