If my memory serves correctly, this is the thing that basically plays everything you say back to you with a 200ms delay that instantly makes you feel awkward.
Oh god. If I hear myself through people’s speakers when on a call I cannot continue. It’s super effective at making me confused and distracted. That’s awful.
Whenever I run into that problem I just pull the earpiece away from my ear when I’m talking. I can still kind of hear it, but it’s much easier to ignore.
If my memory serves correctly, this is the thing that basically plays everything you say back to you with a 200ms delay that instantly makes you feel awkward.
Oh god. If I hear myself through people’s speakers when on a call I cannot continue. It’s super effective at making me confused and distracted. That’s awful.
https://youtu.be/J-SH18dtBlY
I remember seeing this effect on QI. They tried it on Alan first and he just powered through and managed to keep talking!
Alan is a very special individual, though.
He is.
Ah, a zoom emulator. Why didn’t you say?
…ou say?
…ab…ou…ayb…oo…trousers?
…ear me now?
I’ll just share my-…
Yeah, I’m guessing it was that, which won an IgNobel prize like a decade ago.
If you’ve ever worked in a call center, this kind of thing happens from time to time. After a couple times you learn to ignore it and push through.
Whenever I run into that problem I just pull the earpiece away from my ear when I’m talking. I can still kind of hear it, but it’s much easier to ignore.