Hi Anne,
my advice to anyone is, unless you are an audio expert, get a Blue (make)  Yeti (model) microphone for about £100.
We have one that sits under the table in an 11m x 11m meeting room and it is fanstastic. A bit too fantastic as it has to sit on a two foam cushion otherwise the footsteps of people coming into the room can be deafening on Zoom, but one that is done it is brilliant at picking up the sound in the room, so people can minister like normal (i.e. just stand and speak to the room)  while being clearly heard by those joining remotely.

I think the right microphone is probably the most important but overlooked element of a successful set-up.

Hope that helps.

In Friendship,
Karl  

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM Anne Girardot <annegirardot3@icloud.com> wrote:
On another matter!
We at present have an Owl which helps us to have blended meetings. The visual aspect is good enough but the audible part is not good enough for those on zoom. We  want to improve this, probably with external microphones. Does any one have a similar system??

On Feb 19, 2024, at 6:39 PM, Saffron Walden Quaker Meeting Friends Meeting <saffronquakers@gmail.com> wrote:


Hi Esther,
What an interesting question.

I think your question comes in two parts, one is about weddings and the other is about nude events in a meeting house.

The advice from BYM used to be that we should not hold any non-Quaker weddings in our meeting houses. It could create confusion as the venue can be confused with the letting and we could have people thinking they'd heard of a Quaker wedding once where no one was allowed to wear any clothes and have the idea going around that Quaker weddings are nude too.

p.s. I used the word nude as opposed to naked as naked means wearing underwear in old language, so when Quakers such as Samuel Eagle/Eccles went 'naked as a sign' they weren't being quite a lewd as some might think.
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I guess naturist events are OK as long as there is no offence taken by other meeting house users and that you have chairs that are easy to wipe down ;-)

I hope some of this helps.

In Friendship,
Karl

Saffron Walden LM




On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM Quaker House via wardenship <wardenship@lists.quaker.eu.org> wrote:



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Dear Wardens/Managers,

Have any of you had any requests and or experience of hiring your Meeting House for a naturalist wedding or event?

If so, can you share any suggestions for any additional questions that might need to be raised prior to the hire that would be much appreciated.

Our enquiry is for a naturalist wedding in August, date TBC.


Kind regards,

Esther White
Quaker House Manager

01752 600760

Quaker House, 74 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 6LF




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