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• Keep camera at eye level - not too high or low! Centered on your face, not too close (arms length away), etc. Try to mimic in-person conversation as much as possible.
  
  
• Check in every 2-4 minutes to make sure someone is staying engaged! Asking a question; getting participation - moving from delivery to dialogue!
  
  
• When using slides/screenshare: Simple is better! If there's a lot of info, people will either listen to you or read the info; not both. A very busy slide will confuse people anyway since they are not used to seeing the information. Best practice is to put a slide up and then take it down after talking about it to re-engage.
  
  
• Keep in mind your eye communication, posture, gestures, voice, vocal variety, language, etc. Look into the camera 70-80% of the time! (Not on your screen, 2nd screen, etc.)
  
  
• Standing can be really helpful to assist with better vocal variety and energy if you can line up your webcam to your height.
  
  
• Background is a personal preference issue, but if your office/background is clean and/or purposeful, no artificial background is necessary.
  
  
• Visual positioning/appearance and voice inflection are much more important to most than words said.