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Getting The Best From Your Home Office: Being Present

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In this episode of The Hoffice, how to get the best from your home office, we look at being present and staying engaged during a video meeting.

Video meetings are the new remote working norm and there's a lot of talk about the fatigue it can cause. There’s a difference between call-fatigue from too many meetings, and in-call fatigue when jumping between platforms and managing distractions leaves you drained by day’s end.

Hypothetically — ahem — it's awkward when you’re presenting via video and you can see that someone has dozed off.

Whether people forget they can be seen or it’s stemming from a poor video conference setup, you can show up online and not really be present.

Optimize your video experience. Watch this video for 4 key principles for being present and staying engaged during a video meeting.

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Being Present

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