Remote Guests & Performance

Send guests the setup instructions before the session, including browser or app permissions, headphone recommendations, camera orientation, and a test link. A wired internet connection is helpful, but a strong, stable Wi-Fi connection close to the router is often sufficient.

At the start of the session, check the guest's actual video and audio rather than asking only whether they are “fine.” Record a short test and confirm that the selected microphone is the intended one.

For the performance itself:

1. Use a short outline rather than a word-for-word script.
2. Answer one thought at a time and pause between answers.
3. Restate the question when the recording will be edited into standalone clips.
4. Keep the first and last few seconds quiet so edits have clean handles.
5. Retake a sentence, not necessarily the entire recording, when something goes wrong.
6. Record a few seconds of room tone and keep the unedited original.

Natural delivery matters more than perfect delivery. Small pauses are easy to edit; a rushed answer with no edit points is harder to repair.

Guest readiness check

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Camera is at eye level and the guest is framed with a little headroom.Correct microphone and headphones are connected and selected.Face is lit from the front, with no bright window behind the guest.Notifications are silenced and the recording space is quiet.Browser permissions and a short recording test are complete.Guest has the outline and knows to pause between answers.