The true personality of an employee is not only revealed when having a beer after work.
The background in video conferencing also reveals more than you would like.
Working from home not only gave us the elimination of commuting time or the rise of sweatpants.
Video conferences * also became part of everyday life.
This quickly shows which type of colleague or employee you are really dealing with - a look at the selected background is enough.
Background 1: Your own apartment
Regardless of whether the setting for the background was not found or whether you simply have nothing to hide: Anyone who can do without a background in online meetings is considered
authentic and unaffected
.
But be careful: an unmade bed or dirty dishes in the background does not necessarily make a positive impression on the boss or business partners.
If you can't tidy up, you should perhaps take a seat in front of a wall.
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Background 2: faded out, faded out, blurred
If you
really
want to be
the center of attention,
simply “blur” your background: Sweet family pictures, withered potted plants and one or the other pet will be blurred - and all eyes will be on you in the video call!
Of course, such a blurred background has the practical side effect that the chaos disappears at the same time and privacy is preserved.
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Background 3: Favorite series, space, tropical island
The
super-creative
among your colleagues can hardly wait to surprise you with a funny background every day, be it as a protagonist in your favorite series, seemingly weightless astronaut in space or alone on a lonely Caribbean island.
And let's be honest: who doesn't enjoy a little variety?
(as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
.
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