What Causes Zoom Fatigue and How Can You Cure Zoom Fatigue - Body Language Expert Patti Wood

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I speak on body language and zoom, including zoom stress and zoom fatigue.

 Rarely do we sit three feet from someone at work for an hour and stare directly at their face. Starring is such a strong cue that it is typically reserved for intimidation and elaborate flirting rituals where the stare calls forth the desired reaction. Being stared at by one person in face to face interactions causes our cortisol levels to rise and may also create an adrenaline rush.  On a zoom call having a zoom room full of people star at us is exhausting.  Also are ours were designed to go towards movement and scan for danger and food, so our limbic brains keep scanning everyone's zoom environment, remaining on high alert. Add to that that research shows we tend the majority of the zoom call looking at our OWN face and being self-critical, and you have a host of problems.

So to help first Stop change your setting on zoom so you don't see your own video, but others can still see you if you are afraid not to view your self use an extra-large double layer of sticky notepaper and put it over your box on your screen so you can lift it to check yourself when you want. I sauternes just not looking at yourself through the whole call will reduce your fatigue.

Next, have an excuse to look down and away from the screen that still lets the group know you are listening. My favorite recommendation is to have a pad or notebook, maybe a fancy leather-bound book that you can open and take notes in. Note-taking has been shown to increase recall because of kinesthetic connections in the brain that are tied to memory, so you also are more likely to remember the meeting.

Finally, getting your fellow zoomers to simply their backgrounds can ease the stress of long calls. Suggest that everyone creates an all-white Virtual background or a simple blue water background that you can switch in and out of. It works best if you have a green screen but it's not required. 

Called the "Gold Standard" of Body Language by the Washington Post and credited in the New York Times for bringing the topic to national attention 

 

Patti Wood, is a true expert. She creates high energy interactive programs, filled with humor, cutting edge information, and valuable "Take Aways." She is the author of nine books, and she speaks and consults with Fortune 500 companies and associations. You see her on National TV shows like Good Morning America, CNN, and FOX News, The History Channel, and The Today Show. She is quoted every week in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Bloomberg Business Week, Fortune, Good Housekeeping, and USA Today.

 

Called the "Gold Standard" of Body Language by the Washington Post and credited in the New York Times for bringing the topic to national attention Patti Wood, is a true expert.She is the author of nine books and she speaks and consults to Fortune 500 companies and associations. You see her on National TV shows like Good Morning America, CNN and FOX news, The History Channel and the Today Show. She is quoted every week in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Bloomberg Business Week, Fortune, Good Housekeeping, and USA Today.

 

 

 

 

 

Take Care,

 

Patti

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.