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> "Video quality is the new presence in 1:1s". That's the stupidest thing I've heard all day. "Presence" in terms of 1:1s should be about listening to, understanding, and empathizing with the person opposite you. Performing "theory of mind," which has nothing whatsoever to do with video quality. This is exactly the kind of aphorism a cold, calculating executive would comfort himself with while orchestrating the hiera…
"Presence" in terms of 1:1s should be about listening to, understanding, and empathizing with the person opposite you. "presence" before remote working was about actively being in the room - if you've ever had a manager who checks their email in your 1:1 you've experienced someone not being "present". Video quality in a remote 1:1 is the foundation of that presence eg how the other perseon can see that you're underst…
You ever had a "phone call"?