At my place of work, I’m audio only 90% of the time, except for “social meetings”. It’s actually great fun to be able to walk around, tend to my plants, or do dishes while listening to or talking through a problem. I think if I had video on in these meetings, I would always be out of frame, and would make people feel ignored!
For me, keeping my hands engaged helps me follow conversations much better. If I’m at my laptop with the camera on, I personally find the urge to write or read (both of which are linguistically distracting) too strong.
My coworkers all know this about me and are totally on board with it. Maybe we’re not corporate enough for it to be a problem? :)
That's fair and I probably used to walk around more with a Bluetooth headset during calls when slides weren't involved. Being on video has probably become more normalized the past few years. I still do it sometimes but not as consistently.
For me, keeping my hands engaged helps me follow conversations much better. If I’m at my laptop with the camera on, I personally find the urge to write or read (both of which are linguistically distracting) too strong.
My coworkers all know this about me and are totally on board with it. Maybe we’re not corporate enough for it to be a problem? :)