Do you wish you didn't see yourself during the meeting? Now you can avoid watching your own video without turning off the camera.
Constantly seeing your own reflection can contribute to meeting fatigue and make you distracted as you constantly process your own image during the conversation.
But, now you can hide your own video for you Let the other participants see it.
- Click on the ellipsis (the three dots)
- Select Hide from me.
If you no longer want to hide your video, click the arrow on the “indicator image” to bring it back up.
Constantly seeing oneself can cause unnecessary stress and distraction. There's an expression called Zoom Fatigue, and part of the problem is that it's not natural to see yourself and your own reactions all the time. It's like someone would accompany you for several hours and hold up a mirror. Read more about research on meeting fatigue.
Being able to hide your own image will help you cope with various situations:
- You do not obscure the other participants' image with your
- For meetings where you want your video on, you no longer have to compromise between avoiding meeting fatigue and being visually inclusive
- Having video on helps create better contact and may even be required in some meetings - by hiding your video you can relax and still meet this requirement
- An indicator in the form of a cropped part of your own video image will allow you not to forget that your video is on and you can avoid unwanted situations
This feature It only affects what you see, others will still see your video and will not notice that you are hiding your video image.
Attach your own video image
You can also “pin” the video feeds of other meeting participants to increase the size of the desired video on your own screen. Click the ellipsis (the three dots) and select Pin to display the participant's video feed in a larger format. You can choose to attach multiple participant video images, as many as there is room for in the window.
Now you can too attach your own video image and in this way see your own video image in a slightly larger size on your own screen.
Use this feature if you want to avoid obscuring the video image of other participants with your own image. You will be able to view your own video image on a larger scale and this will give you a better view of how others see you when presenting or using sign language.
Although this feature only affects what you yourself see, the other participants will not see you attached.
- Click on the ellipsis (the three dots)
- Select Attach for me to attach
- Select Delete to return to “normal mode”. You can also pin or detach your video image by clicking the three dots next to your name in the participant list.
