Welcome in the summer season with renewed energy and a greater mindset as you work at home. Before that, the trouble is that you need to find that perfect work-from-home setup to get starting. After a year of working remotely, you still haven't found the right equipment to make your work-from-home life as efficient as it can be.

Do not stray any further to look for those work-from-home essentials because here’s a list of home office items you can invest on to be ready for summer.

Work Desk

Working from home, you must have a dedicated workspace which is only a place for you to do your daily professional tasks. This is to keep you from getting distracted and to help you be more focused on being productive.

Keep your work desk as organized as possible, clean up the clutter that will surely gather as you work. If you are working a graveyard shift or hours that are normally not in day time, you could invest in getting a standing or exercising desk. These types of desks will help you stay awake during these hours.

Ergonomic Chair

During the summer, it will surely go hot and humid, so invest in a comfortable and ergonomically-designed office chair. These types of chairs not only support your lower back and spine, but they also remain cool after hours of sitting down. You will be able to maintain a better posture with these ergonomically-designed ones, as they allow you to adjust the armrest, seat, backrest heights. This is a great addition for your work-from-home setup.

Personal Fan

To stay cool at work, invest in a quality fan if you don’t have an air conditioner in your work station. Put one beside your desk, so that when you feel too hot, you can just turn up the air settings. The only thing you will be now worrying is the heat coming from your equipment.

This personal fan for your work-from-home setup will be a great help when you are spending close to eight hours of your day in front of your online equipment.

Water Bottle for Drinking

In the summer, there will certainly be a rise in temperature, which is why you need to invest in a water bottle for drinking to lower down the hot effects of this season. Be hydrated and replace the water you will spend as you work on your tasks for the day.

Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Health experts suggest that drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water or equivalent to two liters of water may help in preventing dehydration.

A Headset with a Noise-canceling Microphone

When you work at home, distractions and noises will surround you, especially this summer as lots of people will search for ways to stay cool and be out. To avoid this challenge, you should invest in a high-quality headset with a noise-canceling microphone.

Buying this work-from-home essential will make your online meetings clearer and more stable when you communicate with your workmates. As an aspiring online English teacher, you will be able to understand your students easily.

Laptop Stand

For workers who work for an extended part of time, you must have experienced stiffness in your neck and back. It’s because your laptop rests at a lower height than your eye level.

This work-from-home essential will bring your laptop to eye level. This position will put your upper body in an ergonomic and comfortable stance which will improve your posture and reduce those neck and back pains mentioned.

Backup Power Supply

Even in the summer, there will be power interruptions. Yes, those power interruptions that will shut your devices down in the middle of an important task, meeting, or during lessons of online English teachers.

These types of emergencies are unexpected and may come at any time, but you should always prepare for them. Here are backup devices that supply power if this happens.

Uninterruptible Power Supply or UPS

This battery backup power provider only serves as a temporary alternative. It can only power up a desktop computer for a short time before it runs out of power during a power interruption.

Home Power Inverter

This device has the power to run longer powers than the UPS. Home inverters can power up and run household electric devices unlike the UPS.

Diesel Generator

This power provider combines diesel and an electric generator to produce electricity. It can power up not only computers, but also household appliances too. Unlike the UPS and the inverter, this generator uses fuel to provide backup power.

Invest in these work-from-home essentials

Be ready to work at home this summer! Invest in high-quality equipment that will make you be more productive, efficient, and more comfortable as you work.

For an online English teacher, this setup will support you in conducting your lessons more effectively and smoothly in this hot heat. For those aspiring EFL teachers, 51Talk only requires aspiring teachers to have a decent laptop, a webcam, a headset with a noise-canceling mic, and a good Internet connection in order to start teaching.

In time, you will be able to invest in the items above to aid you in teaching better. Join 51Talk today and start your teaching journey in the comfort of your own home.

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