In today's situation of temporary self-isolation, everyone has the opportunity to manage their time and attention variably, depending on their goals and objectives for the near, and perhaps distant, future. If we have a phone with a camera or a computer, we can easily study without leaving home. Of course, participation in such online training, in the form of courses, lectures, seminars, webinars, group programs, or receiving individual consultations, has its own characteristics. Today I would like to highlight the topic of organizing your workplace as a participant in such an online event . Imagine that you are “on air”, communicating with the presenter, a large number of people see or hear you, and then a child runs into the room, or a husband or wife, or other relatives living with you in the same apartment comes in, and something asks you loudly, or tells you something, perhaps very personal. Or a cat suddenly jumping onto your lap or table “joins the air,” or a dog barks and calls you for a walk. Agree, at this moment not only you, but also the other participants may not feel too comfortable. Therefore, I suggest you pay attention to a few simple recommendations that will allow you to participate in online events as effectively and without embarrassment. So: Warn the people living with you in the apartment that on a specific day of the week, at a specific time (for example, Friday, from 12 to 15 o’clock), you need a space in which you will need to be alone, in silence. This can be a separate room, or a space separated by a partition. If there is no such space, but there is a child and he, of course, legitimately requires your attention and care, then it is important to select events that you can “attend” while the child is sleeping. If Besides you and the child, there is someone else living in the apartment, then you have the opportunity to agree with this person so that he spends time with the child while you are busy studying. Headphones and a microphone built into them will help you not to raise your voice so that the participants can hear you events, and will also protect your family from information that they may not need to know. It will be more convenient for you to work, sitting at the table. This will help not only to place the materials necessary for, for example, a webinar (paper, pen, pencils, etc., as well as a glass of water or a cup of coffee) on the table, but also to quickly have access to them when the need arises. Also, sitting at the table, it will be much more convenient for you to carry out the tasks of the host of the online event. Sitting at the table, you will also more easily adjust yourself to the necessary working mood. Lighting also plays a role if you periodically or constantly appear on the video broadcast of the event. In order for your face to be better visible, and, therefore, to have better contact with the presenter and the audience, it is necessary that the light source be either in front of your face, or in front and slightly to the side. If the light source is located behind you, then your face will look like a dark spot. It is also better to “agree” with cats and dogs in advance - take your pet for a walk or feed it, and, if possible, remove it from the room. They, of course, will miss your communication, but this will not last long. Good luck with your online events! My TG channel: https://t.me/berdnikova_psy Join us!