How video calls can help foster connection
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Luci Englert McKean |
TEDxBloomington
• April 2021
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have relied on video calls to maintain a semblance of normality. While communications coach Luci Englert McKean notes the drawbacks of platforms like Zoom -- from screen fatigue to 'camera-on' anxiety -- she believes they can create spaces fostering belonging. Giving tips for how to use meeting apps more effectively, she urges us not to think of them as unwelcome bandaids for a temporary situation, but as efficient tools for building relationships.