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Video is the problem. I worked at one of the earliest IP based Video Conferencing companies back in the early 90's. The video wore us out. We did video all th
by wuwuno 6y ago
Video is the problem.
I worked at one of the earliest IP based Video Conferencing companies back in the early 90's. The video wore us out. We did video all the time for 3 years.
I've been working from home consistently since 2008, 3 different companies, and we never use video, it's all audio conferencing, except maybe for an all hands meeting where the company leaders are talking about something important.
If find video tiring and a waste of time. The video isn't good enough, or big enough to pick up facial "clues", and since people aren't in the same room body language is totally different.
Turn off the video everyone, and you'll be much happier.
Get a really good stereo wireless headset, that way you don't need to worry about feedback or sounding like you are in an echo chamber. My headset lets me roam all around my house, and since it's stereo I can listen to music between meetings.
- tluyben2 6y agoAgreed: been working from home a long time (25+ years) and I just never do video chat; I say high with video on and then switch off. It makes all the difference. I always take the call on my phone, so I do not see others either (if they insist on doing video).
- lowdose 6y agoWhen you switch the video off the others usually roll their eyes. When you talk people are only shaking their head from left to right while making thumbs up hand signals.
- Doxin 6y agoAnother great tip when video/audio conferencing is to set up monitoring for your microphone. If you play back your microphone over your headset you're way less susceptible to audio quality issues like echo. Your brain is looking for confirmation that your mouth is doing as instructed. Not getting that confirmation is tiring, but getting it with a delay due to echo is even worse.