Amplify: Video calls are here to stay. Why am I still so bad at them?

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In this issue of Amplify, design editor Lauren Heintzman grapples with the high stakes of the dreaded video call: on-camera awkwardness is widening the gap between her and her co-workers when the need for connection is stronger than ever

. Missing opportunities for a spontaneous coffee chat or wandering over to someone’s desk to see what they are working on, I feel distant from my co-workers. My awkwardness on video calls is widening this gap. Without body language to help show natural breaks in conversation, it can be too easy to start talking over each other. I don’t know about you but that just makes me want toand I find myself defaulting to a role of observer.

I honestly figured I’d be better at video calls by now. In a world where women need to work harder to be seen and heard, I know it’s something I’ll need to figure out. But in the meantime, it’s good to know that people are probably looking at their own faces more than they are looking at mine.As a person living in this digital world, I feel pressure to prove my existence online.

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