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Camera or No Camera?
That’s the Question, or Is It?
Apparently when it comes to virtual meetings: to turn the camera on, or not; that is the question.
Fast Company says it’s ok to turn cameras off, which is now referred to as “face muting,” on video meetings. In their words, “We all know it’s ok to mute. But I want to make it clear that it’s just as ok to face-mute, especially in certain situations:
- When eating
- When multitasking
- In large group meetings if no one is going to see you anyway
- When you don’t have your game face on when the calls are early in the morning.”
Zoom’s own research reported that keeping the camera on during Zoom meetings benefits not only employees but also teams and businesses as a whole. People felt more connected to the tasks they were assigned when cameras were on.
Another study found that leaving the camera on during meetings, “forces you to be more engaged.” Stress is also caused from having a professional background, keeping children, dogs and cats out of the frame, and perfect lighting. But who came up with these rules? And maybe fatigue is being created by how we actually meet?
