The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Americans into remote work, causing previously in-person meetings to be conducted over video chat platforms such as Zoom ZM, +2.43%, Google Meet GOOG, +0.27% and Microsoft Teams MSFT, +1.48%.
But during Zoom and other videoconferencing meetings, the amount of eye contact is dramatically increased, which can lead to an increase in anxiety. Reducing the size of the window by exiting the full screen mode can make the faces staring at you smaller, and potentially reduce the social anxiety of public speaking.Many of the video meeting platforms have a separate box showing what you look like, which can lead to people being overly critical of themselves if it happens for extended periods of time, the study says.
Many of those platforms allow users to hide that self-view area, while still being able to be seen by the other people at the meeting.While at in-person meetings, it’s commonplace for people to pace or move in some way. Staring at a laptop screen while at a desk at home is a static way of interacting, which can lead to poor performance.
Zoom fatigue? Faces don’t drain energy, the same voice doing long speeches do. Screen fatigue exists, though. Looking away for 20 sec of getting rx glasses helps!
This is just a phone call?
I've been working remotely for more than five years. My company doesn't use video unless we are talking to clients, or in very specific team building situations. Nobody needs to see you all day. Turn off the cameras!
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