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submitted 4 months ago by Berin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/196

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago

I just wish someone put serious effort into a microphone that worked with a mask so people wearing masks were easier to understand.

There are a lot of people who speak at conferences who still wear masks. I get it, even if you weren't worried about COVID, in the pre-COVID times a lot of people were out for a week after going to a conference / convention because of all the germs being passed around.

But, even with professional speakers and professional microphones, the audio just sounds muddy when the speaker is wearing a mask.

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 7 points 4 months ago

If they're up on a stage by themselves speaking, and no one is within 10 meters from them, as most public speaking scenarios are, then why the fuck are they still wearing a mask? Take it off you unprofessional fuck.

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I think you may be overestimating the size of room most convention speakers address. 2m from panelist to front row of audience is normal.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Do you still, in 2024, not understand how airborne illnesses like COVID spread?

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 points 4 months ago

No, I understand how they are spread. Why do you ask?

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Then you understand why being 10 meters away from other people doesn't matter?

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Some people have hearing or cognitive impairments and use lip reading to understand people speaking at conferences. Ironically, wearing a mask during a conference speaking event is ableist