iOS Screen Mirroring

Facetime is a great way to stay in touch with friends and family, but it works best one-to-one given the usual smaller screen sizes.  But connect it to a large monitor or TV and that makes it a more immersive and multi-person experience.  You use iOS's screen mirroring capability, either wirelessly through an Apple TV (like I did) or wired with a Digital AV adapter (see the link below).  Detailed directions can be found at https://www.techhive.com/article/249065/how-to-connect-your-iphone-to-your-hdtv.html, which includes a few other options which I wouldn't recommend, but can't hurt to try.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/md826am/a/lightning-digital-av-adapter