Yes — in a specific and measurable way. Hybrid meeting quality has two acoustic components: audio quality for remote participants (affected by background noise in the in-person meeting environment) and speech privacy for in-person participants (affected by the acoustic separation between the meeting space and the surrounding open floor). A HIGHKA pod’s SGS-verified DS,A = 29.4 dB acoustic isolation addresses both: open-office background noise is attenuated before reaching the microphone that picks up in-room audio, and in-room conversation is contained within the pod rather than audible to surrounding colleagues. The result is cleaner remote audio and more candid in-room discussion — both of which directly improve hybrid meeting effectiveness.