Every part of a meeting attendee’s experience during a meeting you lead becomes a part of their impression of you. Does your desktop background have a family photo? That’s fine, if you want your audience to see your family. Is it your favorite scene from Game of Thrones? Uh… (Sorry, Tyrion.) Pick an image that isn’t too cluttered and helps convey a positive (and safe for work) message to the meeting attendees any time it shows.
If you work for a company, the safest option is to use a company-sanctioned branded desktop background.
If you don’t have one — or if you’re creating your own background — here are some resources.
- How to change wallpaper on Windows
- How to change your Mac desktop
- Free stock photos that don’t suck The original post by Dustin Senos and still a classic nearly a dozen years later.
