Smart
microphones for today’s new conferencing culture with social distancing
Having spent several weeks working from home during lockdown, many
people are now missing their usual office environment and the chance to
exchange ideas directly with their work colleagues. Employers are busy
developing plans for returning to work – while still observing hygiene rules
and social distancing – with the aim of gradually increasing the number of
people present at their workplaces. In fact, many manufacturers are finding
that employees are becoming more and more keen to return to their deserted
offices as time goes by: “Our people are coming back of their own accord,” said
the chairman of a world-famous producer of sports goods, for example. Ceiling
microphones such as the Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 offer hygiene benefits
for cases like this.
Sennheiser TeamConnect
Ceiling 2 is additionally compatible with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.’s
Zoom Meetings – as is the Bose ES1 Ceiling Audio Solution, an in-ceiling
unified communications solution consisting of the Sennheiser TeamConnect
Ceiling 2 microphone, the Bose ControlSpace EX-440C conferencing DSP, Bose
EdgeMax EM180 in-ceiling loudspeaker and Bose PowerSpace P2600A amplifier.
While ensuring perfect aesthetics for any conference room or seminar room, the
system provides users with a seamless, high-quality audio experience. Zoom is a
video communications solution that has become an indispensable resource for
many businesses in light of the digital transformation of the workplace, and
now more than ever in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which has forced many
professionals to work remotely.
According to Vipin
Pungalia, Director, Professional Segment, Sennheiser India
Sennheiser’s TeamConnect
Ceiling 2 microphone uses adaptive beamforming to automatically and reliably
pick up the person speaking in a conference room, no matter where he or she is
located within the space. The microphone allows for freedom of movement,
flexible use of conference rooms and outstanding audio quality.
In addition to business
conferencing applications, the Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is increasingly
employed in higher education environments, where it facilitates distance
learning, especially with seminars which usually require a greater freedom of
movement and feature several speakers. In addition, as hygiene continues to be
top of mind, the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 enables touchless audio in
classrooms to more easily maintain social distancing best practices while
ensuring all students experience clear and discernible lectures.
