Most of us spent the past year and a half working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. For some of us – especially those who conduct virtual meetings, interviews and workshops – understanding digital body language is now essential.
The human brain is accustomed to looking for real faces in a crowd; it analyzes expressions & tone and responds accordingly. Unfortunately, this ancient, inbuilt neurological process is far less effective in the virtual world, it simply wasn’t built for virtual. This can result in a less than optimal online experience for both presenters and audie..
Conducting meetings and presentations online have become commonplace since 2020. Still, delivering these well may not come naturally to most of us. Minimizing distractions, keeping your audience engaged, staying on point and effectively delivering your messages should be your number one goal.
If you are conducting a workshop, making the sale and filling seats is just one part of the proposition. Keeping your audience engaged and having a smooth virtual session are more than likely the harder part. There are many ways to break up the monotony of talking and moving from slide ..