Are you experiencing Zoom fatigue? Here are five reasons why you may be done with online meetings.
Talking Points:
- Our minds are together when our bodies feel we’re not. That dissonance, which causes people to have conflicting feelings, is exhausting.
- Silence creates a natural rhythm in a real-life conversation. However, when it happens in a video call, you become anxious about the technology.
- When you’re on a video call, you know everyone is looking at you; you are on stage, so there comes the social pressure and feeling like you need to perform.
- The video call is the reminder of the people we have lost temporarily. It reminds you we should really be in the workplace together.
- Most of our social roles happen in different places, but now the context has collapsed.
Discussion Questions:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- On a scale from 1-10, how weary are you of video conferencing? Explain.
- What has been most challenging for you in this time of social distancing from work?
- Which of the 5 reasons hits home the most for you and why?
- Have there been some positive things that have come from video conferencing? Explain.
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
