What is it about the way that we humans are wired — that hearing a "hello" from a colleague who just joined a long-running video call causes a jolt of surprise/panic/anxiety to those already in the call, but hearing a "ding" followed by the same "hello" causes no such alarm?
Working sessions in video calls
Our team will often have thematic collaborative…
Teams does actually have a sound cue when people join calls: high-pitched repeated beeps that most people can’t hear due to presbycusis, and the few who do hear it think they’re going crazy.
I love the idea of the ding, but I hate the idea of being in a meeting sharing my screen when I’m working in something. It would be like having someone looking over your shoulder at your screen constantly
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Teams does actually have a sound cue when people join calls: high-pitched repeated beeps that most people can’t hear due to presbycusis, and the few who do hear it think they’re going crazy.
Related reddit thread.
I love the idea of the ding, but I hate the idea of being in a meeting sharing my screen when I’m working in something. It would be like having someone looking over your shoulder at your screen constantly