As it was already set up, I used the same laptop which I used for the Skype meeting, with the built in camera and microphone, on the Wifi, and as per the above concern there are indeed issues at the beginning with the image and voice being out of sync. and at various times throughout the sound drops out momentarily. (There are also one or two strange shadows, but I won't draw your attention to them specifically. I'll just say that if something looks slightly odd, that might be it.)

 

My perfectionist element wanted to re-do the video using my other camera, but it does make the point that Skype and the quality of webcams etc. can be unpredictable. So it's been left as is.

I would like to add though that I am not actually a fan of Skype, or Zoom, etc. type communication. I find it disjointed, compared with in-person conversations. Being quite empathic, I like to get a feel for the person. And this seems to not happen to the same extent over video conversations. So it feels like I'm only getting half of the picture (even when there are no  technical issues.)  

 

Anyway, make sure you watch the following video prior to requesting a Skype meeting.

 

Thank you

The cost of a Skype meeting has been set at £50 inline with some other teachers (but also less than others). 

There is no fixed length of time for the meeting, but as described in the above video it won't be 3 hours like our meetings in person.  

If you have watched the above video (and this is VITAL please) and would still like to arrange a Skype meeting, please contact us, and we'll agree a time and date and send you the link to make the payment via PayPal prior to the meeting.   

Thank you