Do a Personal AV “Year-End Commissioning”

Think of yourself as the system 😉

• What worked flawlessly in 2025? (skills, clients, tools)

• What had noise, latency, or dropouts?

• What needs a firmware update in you?

lean Your Signal Path (Skills & Knowledge)

• Drop outdated workflows

• Re-learn network-first AV (AVoIP, VLANs, QoS)

• Refresh audio fundamentals (gain structure, AEC tuning, room modes)

2026 is not forgiving to analog thinking.

Standardize Your “Design Templates”

Before year-end, prepare:

• Conference room block diagrams

• Command center IDF & network templates

• DSP baseline presets

• Tender compliance matrices

Invest in One “Future Skill” Only

Don’t scatter. Pick ONE:

• AV over IP (NDI, Dante AV, SDVoE)

• Unified Communications ecosystems

• Command & Control / Mission Critical

• Acoustic simulation & room modeling

• AI-based meeting analytics & transcription

• CTS, CTS-D and CTS-I

Archive Your Best Work

Create a private portfolio:

• 3 best system designs

• 2 toughest problems you solved

• 1 project that failed (and why)

Welcome 2026 the AV Way

Set a 2026 “Reference System”

Ask yourself:

If I were designing my career like a flagship AV system, what would it look like?

• High reliability

• Modular growth

• Vendor-neutral

• Documented & scalable

Align with Global AV Direction

Track where the industry is heading:

• AI + AV convergence

• IT-led AV departments

• Sustainability-driven design

• Remote monitoring & analytics

Trade shows like Integrated Systems Europe 2026 | Integrated Systems Events are no longer about products—they’re about ecosystems.