Guide to video conferences – effective strategies to avoid "Meeting fatigue"

If you feel that video conferences are more exhausting and energy-sapping than face-to-face meetings, then you are not alone. One negative side effect of the boom in virtual meetings caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is that everyone is now familiar with the infamous meeting fatigue.

But what exactly does that term mean? Why do you have to concentrate harder in virtual meetings, putting your brain under constant stress? And what can you do to not only make video conferences more productive, but also reduce stress and strain and combat meeting fatigue?

Our latest guide provides the answers to these questions, along with useful planning and organizing tips for digital moderation and leading video conferences.

Our free guide contains:

• Quick facts and background information about Meeting fatigue.
• Tips and dos & don'ts on planning, preparing, running and following up on video conferences and digital meetings.
• Headset or computer microphone? Gallery or speaker view? Camera on or off? Use our practical tips and follow our straightforward instructions to avoid the stresses and strains of video conferences and the resulting online fatigue.

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