Coping with the Open Office; Headset Solution

by Gary Audin The open office is designed to facilitate fast, flexible collaboration. There will be times when you want quiet and privacy, a break from the surrounding noise to fully concentrate, communicate, and collaborate in mobile work environments or to relax while listening to music. Noise and distractions in open plan offices have negative effects on productivity and can increase stress. What you want is a work experience for office workers that helps them take control of their environment and create a disruption-free workspace. Brian Brorsbol, Director of Product Management, CC&) at Sennheiser www.sennheiser.com and Gary Audin recorded this podcast at the Microsoft Ignite conference. Brian discusses the MB 660 headset that has a choice of ANC settings: either ANC fully on or Sennheiser’s innovative NoiseGard™ hybrid adaptive ANC. NoiseGard™ constantly monitors the background environment for ambient noises and adapts the level of noise reduction in the headset. This actively prevents the tiring sensation of being “stuck-in-a-barrel” - the unpleasant effect that standard ANC headsets can create. The headset has multiple listening modes for speech, music, and audio and video conferencing. Sennheiser www.sennheiser.com introduces industry’s first wireless adaptive ANC headset for productive and comfortable open plan office work. The noise and buzz of modern open-plan offices can make it hard to stay focused on the task at hand. Sennheiser has created the MB 660 Series, designed specifically for knowledge workers in noisy open offices. The business-grade solution features adaptive ANC, a new dimension in active noise cancellation, UC certified communication abilities to ensure crystal clear speech during voice calls and Sennheiser’s superior audio quality for music and multimedia enjoyment.