Video Meeting Backgrounds

DORS virtual meetings with coworkers, consumers, workforce partners, etc., call for the same professional attire and behavior as would be expected in an in-office meeting.

So, when you are in a virtual meeting, make sure that your background is professional and is not distracting. A blank wall or neat home office are fine. If your at-home environment is distracting, use a DORS background.

Download Slides to Use as Meeting Backgrounds

To download the .ZIP file of slides, click on this link: Meeting_Backgrounds.zip

To unzip the file:

If the name of the file (Meeting_Backgrounds.zip) is not showing on the screen, click on the Downloads icon in the browser bar to show recently downloaded files.
Click on Meeting_Backgrounds.zip.
Click on the Extract All button in the ribbon.
Click on Extract. This will extract the background slides into a folder called C:/downloads/Meeting_Backgrounds on your computer.

Available Slides

Large Open Door Logo and Agency Name on Left of Slide:

thumbnail of DORS video meeting background, large DORS opening doors logo on a light blue slide

Small Open Door Logo and Agency Name Centered at Top of Slide

thumbnail of DORS video meeting background, small DORS opening doors logo on a light blue slide

Using the Slides in Virtual Meetings

Tips

The backgrounds may look reversed to you on the screen. Don't worry, it looks normal to the others in the meeting.
Light your face as well as you can. That effect we've all seen with faces or hair fading in and out of a background or blur effect is caused by poor front lighting.

Google Meet

Click the Apply Visual Effects button.
On the Blur and Personal Backgrounds screen:

Choose Add Your Own Personal Background. This is the third button, after Slightly Blur and Blur Your Background.
Navigate to C:/downloads/Meeting_Backgrounds.
Select the background you wish to use and click Open.

After adding the background the first time, it will be available under Blur and Personal Backgrounds going forward.

Zoom

Click the down arrow next to Video.
Choose Virtual Background.
Click the + to add the slide.
Navigate to C:/downloads/Meeting_Backgrounds.
Select the background you wish to use and click Open.
After adding the background the first time, it will be available under Virtual Background going forward.

WebEx

Click the down arrow next to Stop Video.
Click the + to add the slide.
Navigate to C:/downloads/Meeting_Backgrounds.
Select the background you wish to use and click Open.
After adding the background the first time, it will be available under Virtual Background going forward.