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Perfecting eye contact

Perfecting eye contact

From the course: Executive Presence on Video Conference Calls

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Perfecting eye contact

- Have you ever had a conversation with someone and they just wouldn't look at you when they spoke? They will look left, right, up, down, but never at you. You probably started wondering, why aren't they making eye contact? You might have even started feeling disengaged from the conversation because you were busy wondering what was going on. Hey, it is not your fault. Because, as listeners, we're cued into the other person and we're reading their body language whether we realize it or not. So just as much as maintaining good eye contact with someone when you're speaking to them is important, so is doing it while on a video conference. The good news is doing it right is one of the easiest ways to improve your presence on video. Now where you look while on a video conference depends on the type of scenario and meeting you're in. If you're in an informal meeting, your eyes are going to be looking in a different area versus if there was a formal presentation on video. I'll break down the…

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