The Most Important Way to Shift How You Show Up on Video Calls: Camera Angle

Do you want to know the single most important things you can do in video meetings?

No, it’s not finding the right words with perfect precision. This leads to over-thinking and over-working which is likely taking away from your perceived confidence.

The single most important things you can do to change how you’re perceived on video calls has nothing to do with what you’re saying.

This is the single most important thing that impacts how you’re perceived in your camera angle.

Most people have their camera too low and are looking down, which can make them look intimidating or worse, make them shrink and laying in, constricting their ability to access hormonal confidence.

Or some people have their camera too high, which makes them look small and decreases their perceived confidence, even if it allows them to lean back with more comfort.

🌄 Raise your camera angle to eye level so you’re looking right in the camera. You can use a stack of books or a laptop stand.

🏙️ Once your camera angle is at eye-level, lean back to prioritize physical comfort. Welcome your audience to you instead of pushing to them. This will also help you slow down if you tend to speak fast. We want to position the camera so we can both take up space by leaning back and appear expensive on the screen. This three-quarter profile is what we are looking for on the screen.

🌠 Once you check your camera angle, hide your self-view so you’re not distracted by your own face on the screen. Our mirror neurons make it impossible not to look at ourselves while speaking!

So grab a pile of books or a laptop stand, I like to raise my laptop a good 12 inches.

Centralize your focus towards the top center of your screen instead of splintering your attention by trying to look at every. single. face. or over-indexing facial expressions.

Avoid splintering your attention by trying to speak to each face on the screen or over indexing facial expressions. I’ve helped thousands of hybrid workers feel more confident and comfortable communicating on video.

Next time you’re on a video call, focus on physical ease and comfort.

How does it feel to lean back and prioritize physical comfort?

Can you feel your access to hormonal confidence improving?