You can graduate to Speaker View once you’ve used Gallery View to develop your awareness of your nonverbal presence. One warning about using Speaker View: it prevents you from “looking in the mirror”.

In virtual TV award shows, you’ll notice most of the winners are standing. You will generate more energy and convey a more formal demeanor. Consider delivering you important presentations while standing up.Lean forward toward the camera to convey your interest and respect for the person speaking.This is especially helpful for one-on-one meetings. Know where your camera is located and make eye contact with the camera.Set up your camera adjacent to your computer monitor to avoid looking off to the side at the screen contents and thereby appearing distracted.Never underestimate the importance of eye contact with your virtual audience. Adjust your chair height and/or your camera height to eye level.

Set up your camera so it is level with your eyes.

This allows you to avoid the visual distractions from other participants and focus on the speaker. Here’s some tips to enhance your virtual presence and engagement. Here’s a Green Screen Product Suggestion for under $35. Then consider buying a green screen that you can pin up or prop in front of the wall behind you to avoid the potential disfunctions mentioned above. Find an appropriate image and upload it to Zoom. If you believe you must use one, consider the nonverbal message you want to send and brand properly. But before you take that leap, here’s my take on virtual backgrounds: Just because you CAN, doesn’t mean you SHOULD. There is a green screen workaround solution.

If you hold up an object to demonstrate, the object can disappear into your background.

Parts of your hair and /or head will get lost in the background disappearing and reappearing creating a distraction for viewers.

Unless you have an actual green screen behind you, the virtual background feature can be quirky. Before you embrace this feature, you should know the trade-offs. You can even upload your own background image or video to use as your background.

They are using Zoom’s virtual background feature This can be a band aid solution for covering up an undesirable background. You may have noticed other meeting participants with blowing palm trees or a suspension bridge in their background.

Ceo office background for zoom