Zoom Is No Substitute For In-Person Nervousness

Zoom is no substitute for standing in front of an audience and getting sweaty palms, butterflies, and feeling nervous. Meeting for Toastmasters over Zoom was always a last-ditch effort to keep the club going during the pandemic. I’m sure this was true to various degrees for all 15,000 clubs and 300,000 members worldwide. Our club…

What Are Your Zoom Online Conferencing Turn-offs?

What Are Your Zoom Online Conferencing Turn-offs?

During this evening’s Toastmasters Zoom meeting I posed the following question: What is your biggest turn-off when watching / hearing someone speak via Zoom? Fantastic answers from Capital City Toastmasters #142 in Sacramento, CA Ring-light reflecting in speaker’s glasses/eyes Speaker shuffling papers Speaker’s head/face out of frame Speaker slurping beverage Speaker eating food Speaker smacking…