Stand Up and Be Noticed

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This one change can create have a profound effect on how you communicate in an online meeting. Changing sitting to standing affects your body language, your voice and your energy in the meeting.

When you stand during your online meetings you’ll find that your body will express itself much more easily. Have a full range of motion will enable you to communicate with your entire body. This will help you get your point across more effectively to your audience. In addition, your voice can be fully utilized while standing. This will help you sound better to meeting attendees.

That webcam that sits above your monitor seems to drain the energy from you. What you think is coming across at 100% is only received at 77%. You need to give more than you think to be perceived the way you think you are being seen. By standing up you can better inject that energy into your entire presentation.

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