If you are using the Windows client and play full screen, you may be interested to know there is a built in "overlay" that can be activated so you know who is talking on Vent at that moment.
There's a lot of options you can play with to expand or contract the display and I won't go into them since I wanted mine as small as possible. I've attached a screen shot of my options so that you can compare it with your settings.
To activate the overlay, press the Setup button and go to the Overlay tab and check the Enable Overlay Support box. Placement on the screen is handled by the Screen Location drop down.
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