Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, we’re on video calls more than ever before – and many are finding it exhausting. There have been many articles addressing this “zoom fatigue” and the potential reasons for it. One reason often cited is the mental work and effort it takes to process nonverbal cues like facial expressions, the…
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Several weeks ago, we published a blog on how the recent shift from in-person to digital communication has changed the way we read people and their body language. We discussed how humans did not evolve to do 2-dimensional communication and that there are drastic differences in the nonverbal messages we receive in real-life versus digitally.…
Read MoreCovid-19, Remote Communication, and Body Language
We are all facing an unprecedented challenge regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Many countries around the world are on lockdown. Businesses have been forced to close and most people have been mandated to stay at home for weeks, if not months. As a result, communication has also undoubtedly changed. Face to face meetings, interviews and negotiations…
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