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Handheld Microphone

 

A handheld microphone is a simple way in which a presenter or an audience member can make himself or herself heard clearly, regardless of the size of the audience or the size of the venue.  As long as the public address system that is amplifying the hand held microphone is powerful enough, all the audience members should be able to hear the words spoken into the handheld microphone. 

It is often useful to have a second microphone available if an audience member wants to speak to the rest of the audience because this will allow the presenter to have access to their own microphone without needing to move around too much.  It can be impractical to pass around a single microphone if the audience is large and this is where a wireless handset microphone comes in useful, each IML keypad has a built in microphone.

Very often a wireless handset microphone will be used in addition to the wireless keypads used in electronic voting systems because these systems are geared towards audience interaction.  Combining a microphone and a wireless keypad is an effective way of enhancing audience participation.

Handheld microphones are an essential part of facilitating communications in an audience.  Varying audiences and settings demand different kinds of handheld microphones, but whether it is a microphone tethered to a cable on the stage or a microphone integrated in an audience response system its ability to enable good audience-wide communication cannot be ignored.

IML UK are market leaders in the provision of all audience participation and response technology, from full audience response systems for the National Elections to single handheld microphones small conference events. Browse our website for more information on the services provided.