DT Live Guest Info Page - Video Conference

Guests Joining Via Video Conference

Zoom Instructions

  • Go to the “Download Zoom” link below and download the Zoom Client For Meetings—please do this at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled appearance time.
  • You should have received the unique Zoom room link (that you will use to join for the segment) in the segment confirmation email after you submitted the guest form.
  • Please click that Zoom room link and join the meeting at least 5 minutes prior to your scheduled appearance time so our production team can check audio and video from the control room prior to taking you live with the host.
  • If you are running late, please immediately call or text Jess Surbaugh at 757-617-0941 with an ETA.

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Studio Appearance Expectations & Recommendations

  • Find a quiet room away from any potential distractions.
  • An ethernet connection is ideal, but a quality wi-fi signal is a must.
  • An external USB mic is also preferred, but not required.
  • Make sure that your backdrop isn’t right up against a wall.
  • Make sure that your backdrop isn’t right up against a window, as the backlight will distort the video.
  • Wardrobe: please avoid garments with tight patterns, as they may appear distorted on air. Please stick to solid colors with no overt logos.
  • We ask that you kindly refrain from using expletives while on air.

Promotion Of Your Appearance

Pre-Show

  • The morning of your segment, once the show goes live, we will send across all unique live links to the broadcast for the following platforms: DT Live dedicated site, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
  • The show can easily be shared on each social channel via these links.
    • For any original posts, please tag @digitaltrends and use #DTLive in your copy.
  • Please plan to share or schedule your post(s) to publish 5-10 minutes prior to your appearance time in order to encourage viewership from your followers across your social channels.

Post-Show

  • The segment will be clipped and live within that specific episode’s article on Digital Trends.
  • We will provide you with the anchored link to that article within 24 hours of your appearance.
    • We encourage you to promote it across all of your social channels.
  • The interview will be archived as a standalone video asset on YouTube, OTT, and mobile apps—Roku, AppleTV, FireTV, Chrome, iOS, & Android.
  • We ask that you kindly do not download the video to repost it, but instead link to any of the Digital Trends’ accounts with a VOD version of the interview.