It's easy to turn on your microphone on a Google Hangout by giving the platform permission and simply pressing the unmute button during a call.

A good quality USB microphone will suit all use cases, from simple conference calls and streaming, right up to recording your own vocals for music or a podcast.

Wo Mic is a freeware for Windows that lets you use your Android or iPhone's microphone as a virtual microphone which is compatible with all applications.

If you want to use voice control or hands-free operation, you’ll next need to give the app permission to access your computer’s microphone.

To use this feature, you will need to be near your Windows 10 computer and for it to have a microphone.