Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter
A cheap and usable condenser mic costs 30 bucks (e.g. Fifine), a lavalier mic costs between 2 bucks on aliexpress and 50 for e.g. from Rode. (I found that the ultra cheap aliexpress are the exact same like the no-brand 10 bucks on amazon, like so many things)<p>I got both but mostly use the condenser mic and it is an absolute game changer. If you want to explain something it is so noticeable in the eyes of your conference participants how good they can hear you. And it makes a huge difference if you finally feel like what you are saying is not painful for others to endure.<p>Check out this very lovely video series on how to pimp up your conferencing setup. Especially this episode about mics:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=BKOx4hZKmOs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=BKOx4hZKmOs</a><p>Edit: And this is the mic I can recommend using on Linux:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Microphone-FIFINE-Computers-Podcasting-K670&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B079HRFH2Y" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Microphone-FIFINE-Computers-Podcastin...</a>