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@colin
In video calls, do you default to camera off or camera on? Why? Does it differ depending on who you’re meeting?
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moreReese
@morereese
Depends. I like to pace on calls so I prefer to be off camera and I usually do that for people I’m comfortable with and know that about me. I usually defer to the other person in 1:1s, especially when I’m just meeting someone.
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@betashop.eth
Always on And if an investor or potential customer has camera off i wont talk to them
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@wake.eth
Off, because I spend too much time looking at myself and can't focus. Parable of Narcissus and all that.
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Sally
@sallyh
Meetings with more than two people all with camera off I have found super stilted and painful. Fine if it’s a very large group with a clear meeting leader, but general conversation / ideation needs faces to see who wants to talk, when they’ve finished etc. gd to turn off self view to prevent fatigue.
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Camera always on for 1:1s, it shows the respect for the other IMO.
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@rish
Mic off, camera and facial expressions only
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@v
Camera on unless I’m tired, there’s a lot of signal in facial expressions
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@dubpace
Camera on every time, gotta show you’re not just zoned out IMO
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@jayce
Camera on at first. Then stealth mode as soon as everyone arrives. Pure alpha shark lurking in the shadows, judging, waiting for the right moment to strike. And when you get a snide no camera comment from Greg just say “video is lagging”
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@greg
Camera on for 1:1's and small groups. Larger groups meh depends how im feeling
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@cassie
Camera off, unless it's someone new – there's a cognitive overhead to a camera, especially for women: https://www.psypost.org/2021/12/having-your-camera-on-during-virtual-meetings-promotes-zoom-fatigue-especially-among-women-and-newer-employees-62214
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@giu
Always camera on! Just feels more personal. Unless it is a phone call where I'm walking and talking to enjoy the nature a little bit
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@rhys
If we are familiar enough to call each other on phone, no camera needed. Funny how that is a rare thing now. If it’s a group, i.e., would have been an in person meeting — then camera on. Don’t believe the majority of workforce or technology has got to a point where we can eliminate the importance of our biology y
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@jklb.eth
Typical call (1:1 or the usual folks and like 1-10 people): Camera and mic on Big call: lol I’ll watch the recording
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@arammughalyan
ON ALLWAYS. Set the right standard. Otherwise, do a phone or Telegram call.
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@douglass
Always on. Personal connection is already difficult in a remote world, need to bridge the gap by showing your face and emotion.
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Aayush Mittal
@aayushmittal
For almost 2 years it was camera off. Now for almost 6 months it is default camera on and it’s never been better. My concentration on calls is higher and conversations are better. Plus I feel less zoom fatigue
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@craabit
Always on. Only turn it off if everyone else has theirs off too.
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@ha14asa
Business or personal? Business on if I am in a room that doesn’t have crap everywhere Personal is always on
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