Building Rapport Remotely

To better build rapport and counter isolation do the following:

• smile, tilt your chin lower so you're not looking down on them, and slow down your speech during your video calls, so you come across as being more credible.
• set a finish time before starting a conversation with someone new to reduce the initial wariness.
• Be more likable and validate others by listening to them and suspending your ego. Put aside your wish to contribute to the conversation and ask short, open questions like how, when, and why.