After the arrival of Covid, Zoom was increasing in popularity. Most people are aware that a Zoom is a great tool, but they have the idea of how inferior it is in many ways to good in-person interaction. For a year now most of the meetings and events are organized over virtual platforms like Zoom, Google Meets, and Teams, many have colleagues, friends, or even medical consultants who have only seen them on the virtual screen. Even if they are trying to bag new clients, work more effectively with a new team or even get more out of virtual meets and interaction, they might think about how they can get better at connecting with people on these digital or virtual platforms.
1. Searching for common ways for being authentic and unique
It may hard to recognize a particular person they might be talking to through virtual events that are multi-faceted just like every human. On the contrary, if they can have more authenticity along with humanity instead of being a completely focused professional, they may give the other person an excuse to vision the multidimensional perspective. Answering the question “How are you?” answering so can give the other person an excuse will begin them to enter into the next topic. Someone who’s stressed because they might be having a long day or is excited as they something good comping up or going on. It doesn’t certify that they should be negative or behave like a therapist. However, they should try to show their vulnerable side. Being authentic helps in bringing out the communication in an utter healthy manner. This kind of communication helps bring healthy relation
2. The pratfall effect
One important moment in zoon calls was we all end up decorating the part of the room that will the focal point of the camera. Attention to detail along with extra effort to decorate that part of the room needs extra attention. So, one can get paranoid if something might go awkwardly bad in an interview or meeting. Sometimes it is good to ignore these “oops moments” as we all are in an uncertain surroundings but there can some organizations might not like it at all. So, the pratfall effect is a psychological phenomenon also about humanity. Mild imprecations make a person looks more human and trustworthy. Stressing about imperfections can reduce half of the anxiety of a person appearing for an interview. Sometimes going with a flow or having someone mistakenly interrupt a video meeting makes us more human. Ignoring these goof-ups shouldn’t harm a lot.
3. Build trust by designing interaction
Trust includes three elements: competence, benevolence, and truthfulness. Emphasizing being benevolent is the most important component to build trust followed by truthfulness and competence. Most people wouldn’t be angry if a friend mislead them about benevolent reasons, and actually when they have good intentions at heart.
4. Building and triggering with vulnerability
This theme can bring vulnerability. Vulnerability is at its peak when we can trust someone. When we let our vulnerable sides open, others can trust us. This is the basic concept behind vulnerability loops. Vulnerability can bring together all the rest of these tips. A vulnerability loop can be when one honestly vocalizes how they are feeling. It might occur when team members pitch in their input on something and they respond with insightful questions. It might look difficult to structure the vulnerable loops for the Zoom call format. However, there are different ways to do it. It can be via games or questioning sessions that will invite authentic vulnerability and establish trust.