I find reduced body language and the lack of shared focal point a real problem with video. If I need to point at something on my notepad on my desk, or a whiteb

I find reduced body language and the lack of shared focal point a real problem with video. If I need to point at something on my notepad on my desk, or a whiteboard, or an object in the room, the other party can't see it. All they see is my face, and I may be looking elsewhere on the screen while they talk to me. It also means you have to stop what you're doing, sit down and talk to your screen. I like being able to stand up, or go grab something more than a meter away, take a walk or make coffee while I talk to someone. If I vanish from sight, the other parties on the video call don't know if I'm still listening. Heck, even if you can see the person, you don't know if their sound is still working properly, so there's more "can you still hear me?" and "sorry, you cut out for a moment there, can you repeat yourself" sorts of interactions as well. Video's a pretty bad substitute for real world face-to-face.