#MINDFUL MEETINGS PROFESSIONAL#

Focus on your camera, not your colleaguesĮvery presentation coach will tell you that direct eye contact is a vital way to reinforce your point. To help keep your impact actual when your presence is virtual, consider these six recommendations: 1. So close those other windows, turn your phone upside down, and remember that you’re always “on camera.”Įlevating both your point and your presence in a Zoom, Skype, or similar virtual meeting, requires not only engaging in video conference-friendly tactics but also disabusing yourself of potentially detrimental misconceptions about the medium.

#MINDFUL MEETINGS PROFESSIONAL#

Even if you don’t need to be fully engaged in the meeting, your professional reputation can suffer if it even looks like you’re not paying attention. Find an environment where the background is simple, reflecting your professionalism. Distracting elements will pull attention away from you. Cluttered rooms make communicators seem disorganized. In a video conference, your head and the top of your shoulders should dominate the screen. Use a louder-than-usual voice because, in addition to being audible, strong voices convey authority, credibility, and confidence. In a video conference, this means looking into the video camera. Every presentation coach will tell you that direct eye contact is a vital way to reinforce your point. Elevating both your point and your presence in a Zoom, Skype, or similar virtual meeting requires engaging in video conference-friendly tactics. Communication tactics that work well among colleagues in a conference room may not translate seamlessly to a virtual meeting.

Mindful meetings