Eye contact. Emotion. Movement. Body language. These are some very human, very theatrical tools we use to keep things interesting when presenting to other humans. The problem is, these tools are most effective when we are in the same room together — when we can see one another live and in the moment. What do we do when we can’t?
Virtual meetings are becoming more popular. With that comes an edict to consider your event’s content and experience design through the eyes of the remote viewing audience. If you were on the other end of the camera, what would you want to see? What would hold your interest?
We can still maintain warmth, interest, and engagement through the cold barrier of a screen. Movies, television, and the internet have done it for a very long time now. By pivoting to a virtual space, you are essentially moving into a broadcast space. It’s simply a matter of focusing on some of the best practices we’ve been exposed to our whole lives.