Body Language
Most of us know that we should not frown or keep our arms crossed on a first date (or pick our nose, for that matter), but there are other things that help in non-verbal communication on a Zoom call:
- Lean forward by placing your elbow on your desk, showing that you are interested.
- Instead of looking at the screen, you can make eye-contact virtually by looking at the camera on your laptop.
- If looking at the camera is not intuitive, then you can stick a picture of someone who you are fond of, above the camera, and look into the eyes of that photograph.
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