3 ways to look smarter immediately on video calls

Have you ever joined a zoo call and thought: “Why do I look like a vampire who doesn't know where the camera is?” Since it is the beginning of a new week, there are simple tricks so that they look brighter, more intelligent and significantly less than they are broadcast from a cave.

🎥 Fix your camera caution

The fastest way to look smarter is simple: stop looking down on your screen.

1. Position your webcam at eye levelEven if that means stacking some books under your laptop.
2. Sit 18 to 24 inches From your camera. Too close = cumbersome giant face. Too wide = tiny distant bacon.

⭐️ Bonus movement: Pull directly under your webcam, whoever speaks to the top center of your screen. In this way they look out of course at The spokesman And in the camera. Don't look down, to the side or how to read something else.

It turns out that the fastest solution is a good old eye contact. Not like “Date Night”, but how “I'm a little interested”.

💡 Master your lighting

Good lighting is an immediate upgrade.

1. If possible, turn out to a natural light source like a window.
2. No window? Place a soft lamp Behind your monitor To shine on you, not above them. Overstretching makes them look like they are telling ghost stories. 👻 Save the oooooooo For the Halloween camp fire.
3. Avoid light lights Right behind youThey transform them into a mysterious silhouette.

⭐️ Bonus movement: Zoom in Offer my appearance under Settings> Video For a little automatically soft focus magic. Google Meet has “Apply visual effects”> “Light” or “Studio lighting” Options.

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🏡 Clean this background

You don't need an office in Pinterest. You only need less distraction.

1. Clean what is behind you. Go for neutral walls, simple art, maybe a plant.
2. Avoid virtual backgrounds unless you are high quality and do not interfere with your head.

⭐️ Bonus movement: Try “Blur” allocation in the zoom Settings> Background and effects. Click in Google Meet Apply visual effects > Blur.

The trifecta of camera, lighting and background is its abbreviation to look at 10 -times more confident and polished. It's not about vanity, it is about ensuring that people concentrate on what they say and do not ask why they look like they are lost in space.

🍽️ Switch off your zoom camera is like food from a buffet. You want to do it, but you don't want to be the first and you definitely don't want to be the only person.

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