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Small smartphone like iPhone SE1 (speakers + echo-cancelling mics) mounted on a boom mike stand , e.g. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V2FJL54/

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Yeah aahh the issue with that is that I need to stuck to the table station and not move my head and it feels like paralyzed.

In speakerphone mode, iPhone will pick up clean audio from a distance of several feet. Anywhere in the cubicle should work. It would be less restrictive than a headset cable.

Polycom desktop speakerphone would have more range, but it's larger and you'll risk picking up audio from neighboring cubicles.

If you want something more precise, use a small directional microphone, e.g. Rode has one that plugs directly into an iPhone, https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMG72ZM/A/røde-microphone...

You know what let me try my iPhone, maybe lowering the volume enough would do the trick indeed.

The issue is the speaker btw not the mic. I want(ed) it to be outside of my ear as in the bluetooth wearable headsets though.

If the top speaker is covered or silenced (L/R balance?), the bottom speaker+mic can be somewhat directional, e.g. in a cardboard tube.

Directional speakers:

Commercial, https://www.holosonics.com/products-x

2023, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252022192/focusound-th...

2018, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardhaberkern/soundl...

2017, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardhaberkern/soundl...

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