Flipboard Science Desk<p>People who participate in online meetings using platforms like Zoom may want to pay closer attention to how their computer microphone alters the sound of their voice.<br>That's because high-quality audio can make the speaker seem more attractive and convincing to others, according to results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span> reports:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5334468/speaking-into-a-microphone-your-audio-quality-can-impact-the-way-people-view-you" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-53344</span><span class="invisible">68/speaking-into-a-microphone-your-audio-quality-can-impact-the-way-people-view-you</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audio</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sound</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Microphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microphone</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Zoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zoom</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/VideoConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoConference</span></a></p>