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Why Do We Wave Goodbye On ZOOM Calls?

                Body Language and How to Improve Your Zoom Calls

                        By Speaker, Trainer, and Coach, Patt Wood 

Here is the link to the CBS News article I contributed on why we wave and what else you can do to improve the ending of Zoom Calls.  Wave Article

The Zoom wave provides a social connection to recognize that the person or people you just interacted with have value, you enjoyed connecting with them, and you will miss them. We don't have the usual cues of end of engagement that space, territory, and full-body language give us, so we need to make a conscious action of waves. It also sends a clear, yet polite, signal that the meeting is over instead of just clicking away.

It creates not only a sense of closure and alignment but is also, for some, a signal of respect and acknowledgment: valuing others for their time, their engagement with us.

As a meeting with a large group is coming close, you can also use the comments section to show appreciation and give a verbal end of interaction cues. For example, at the end of the little courteous message, "I enjoyed that." "Great insights." "That was great." "Thanks, see you later" or "That was helpful; bye!" or just simply "Goodbye" or "See you later."


Patti Wood, MA - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com.