Using a virtual office background is a great way to boost the professionalism of any videoconferencing session, and it can also be a festive way to spread cheer during the holiday season. Not only does a virtual background protect your privacy and provide a pleasant, consistent image for the people on the other side of the call, it also gives you a chance to add a personal touch sometimes.
Show Off Your Christmas Tree
Using a custom office background lets you choose from your own photos as you build your image. With simple and widely available photo tools, you can take a picture of your tree this year and crop it into a usable asset for a custom-built background that incorporates holiday colors and messaging along with your important professional information.
When you use a custom virtual background, you have the chance to set the stage for yourself, positioning your tree and other visuals to take up negative space in a way that helps you fill the screen while you talk without distracting attention from you and what you have to say. It’s a great way to wish clients and coworkers well without intruding on the discussion, and it also allows you to blend the festivities with your other branding and marketing efforts.
Feature Your Company Logo
For the rest of the year, a branded company background with your logo sets a great tone while shielding any distractions from the conversation. Whether that is a lot of traffic passing by an office window or a playful pet in a work from home situation, your clients never need to know it even happened. You can easily swap between a standard logo background and seasonal backgrounds for events, too. That lets you set up a winter holiday background as well as observations for Halloween, summer holidays, or even events that are important to your company’s or industry’s history.
How you make use of the chance to set up a custom logo background is up to you, but it also says something about you. With the right plan, you can keep your backgrounds fresh while maintaining your professionalism and making it easier to close on everything from project pitches to direct sales calls.
Team-Wide or Totally Personal?
Your office background can be a gift to the entire team so that everyone who communicates with your people has a consistent experience, but it doesn’t have to be. If you have a diverse team that celebrates a range of winter holidays, rotating from a team-wide logo background to individual holiday displays can give everyone a chance to show off whatever part of their personal decorations they’d like. This can provide a great moment for teambuilding by giving everyone a chance to get to know each other better during remote meetings without adding a lot of time to them.
However you approach the idea of a custom background this holiday season, you have the options to realize your vision if you put in the time to develop your own signature background. Get started today.
