One of my favorite nonverbal cues to keep an eye out for is called ‘proxemics’, more commonly known as spatial awareness. While many of us are familiar with the importance of respecting spatial awareness in person (ahem…6 ft please!), many of us completely throw this knowledge out the window once we find ourselves staring at …
A hot topic over the past few months has been how to keep remote teams feeling connected, without a deluge of inefficient meetings. As an understandable consequence of the work-from-home orders from early 2020, many organizations and teams have developed an over-reliance on video in meetings. Regardless as to the nature of the meeting, videos …
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Hopin is a leading video conferencing platform with a mission to make the world feel closer. At Virtual Sapiens, we are working hard to help professionals feel comfortable, confident and connected on video so that they can drive the impact they want to see in the world. We have a firm belief that the effective …
Many (read: most) of us didn’t sign up to have think about lighting, framing and background in some pretty high level professional settings. And yet, as we have all learned, nonverbal communication does not stop just because you are no longer in the same physical space as someone. The fact of the matter is, the …
We at Virtual Sapiens, are in the firm camp of highlighting the many benefits of developing powerful virtual presence and communication skills across an organization. As the world opens up and we start to plan for hybrid work realities, keeping in mind the new skills which need to be developed, and the new benefits in …
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No matter what your remote from work set up is, chances are your body is spending a good deal of its time in the same posture. If you are like most other screen-facing professionals out there, chances are you get immersed in your 2D reality and leave your body behind. Whether you are tuned in …
