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Some people aren't comfortable talking to people. But if you have to talk to people for your job then you have to be uncomfortable. If you don't have a car and

Some people aren't comfortable talking to people. But if you have to talk to people for your job then you have to be uncomfortable. If you don't have a car and you need it for work, then you are going to have to figure something out. If you don't have a nice workspace then you are going to have to figure something out. If you, and the rest of the team, turn on your cameras most of the time then it's fine if you have to turn it off some of the time. Because sure there's reasons to turn it off. But if you default to off then everyone knows you aren't turning it off because of some good reason. You can tell yourself otherwise, BUT PEOPLE KNOW YOU AREN'T ENGAGED. I've encountered a few cases where someone who consistently kept their video off was highly engaged, but it's very uncommon. You should assume other people have noticed this as well, and know that you have something to prove if you do that.

davidjytang 5y ago
Agreed very much. I do believe seeing someone's face makes a great difference. Audience's facial expressions helped me a lot when I was talking.
rjzzleep 5y ago
Most managers in enterprises will happily sit in meetings and check emails while pretending to be doing something useful in there. I actually liked the article, but then point 5 directly contradicts itself. Point one is what makes engagement clear. I.e. keeping people out of meetings that don't need to be there. People can happily play PS5 while on CAM, doesn't mean the meeting is any more relevant or people are any more engaged. If CAM is what you need for measuring engagement, your metrics are completely off. It's kinda like how people used to say that you have to keep eye contact when having a conversation. But for people like me I focus with my ears. I can pretend to care and look into your eyes, but if you want my full attention, I'm actually not looking at you, or anything else for that matter.

davidjytang 5y ago

Agreed very much. I do believe seeing someone's face makes a great difference. Audience's facial expressions helped me a lot when I was talking.

rjzzleep 5y ago

Most managers in enterprises will happily sit in meetings and check emails while pretending to be doing something useful in there. I actually liked the article, but then point 5 directly contradicts itself. Point one is what makes engagement clear. I.e. keeping people out of meetings that don't need to be there. People can happily play PS5 while on CAM, doesn't mean the meeting is any more relevant or people are any more engaged. If CAM is what you need for measuring engagement, your metrics are completely off. It's kinda like how people used to say that you have to keep eye contact when having a conversation. But for people like me I focus with my ears. I can pretend to care and look into your eyes, but if you want my full attention, I'm actually not looking at you, or anything else for that matter.