Tag: virtual meetings

On the foolish hope that remote work alone would improve webinars

When COVID happened, webinars were suddenly everywhere—an unavoidable part of our changed work landscape. Almost three years later, with in-person meetings possible and a diminished hunger for any kind of human interaction, the deluge of webinars in my life has slowed to a trickle. So what surprised me the other day, when I hopped into … Continue reading On the foolish hope that remote work alone would improve webinars →

Can you combat social loafing in large meetings?

While certain academic terms frustrate me to no end with their inscrutability—say, social anthropology's "synchronic analysis" (meaning no more than the analysis of the present, rather than the historical)—others delight with their clear identifications. One of those is social loafing. The first time I encountered this term, I knew exactly what it was referring to. … Continue reading Can you combat social loafing in large meetings? →

The (selfish) reason to turn your camera on in virtual meetings

Let me begin by saying that while there are plenty of good reasons for turning your camera on—providing an additional communicative layer with gestures and expressions, bonding with your colleagues and collaborators, and driving yourself to engage (and not multitask), among others—I am going to focus on a more selfish reason you might do it: … Continue reading The (selfish) reason to turn your camera on in virtual meetings →