Smile! You Just Became a TV Reporter

Turn and look right into the camera, be prepared and approachable, look natural. Act like you are talking to a whole room of people, not just a tiny silent camera. Help people understand and be their guide through a stream of complicated, often sensitive, information.

This is the life of a news reporter. It also recently became the reality for nearly every employee working from home due to COVID-19 and jumping on a constant stream of conference and video calls. You will have to turn an inanimate object into your new work companion. It’s not always easy, but effective teleconferencing relies on a solid set of presentation skills anyone, at any level, can learn.

As a team of experienced former journalists and journalistically trained PR pros, we can provide fun and interactive coaching to help in this rapidly changing work-from-home reality. Our Common Ground presentation team is always available for a video or phone strategy session.

In this new reality of social distancing, it has never been more important to help your team excel at teleconferencing. Video calls aren’t just essential to keeping your teams connected; they are also vital for morale. We humans need to see each other and continue to connect, even if we can’t do it in person right now.

So, stay safe out there, wipe down those computers and smile for the camera!