To inspire the most trust in those you interact with during video meetings, ensure you have plants or books strategically positioned behind you. That's according to new research, which looks at how people's choice of Zoom background could be helping or hindering them.
Researchers from the United Kingdom's Durham University set out to see how the way we interact online impacts first impressions and the judgments we form. Their findings were published Wednesday in the journalThe team used 72 photos of 36 adults from a photo database – each one was pictured with both a happy and a neutral expression. These were then superimposed on various virtual backgrounds and framed with a Zoom border "to simulate the experience of a video conference call.
"Faces presented on the plants and bookcase background were consistently rated as the most trustworthy and most competent, contrasting the home and novelty backgrounds which received lower trustworthiness and competence ratings," the authors of the study said. "It's like you haven't put any thought into how you are presenting yourself and so this seems less competent than someone… who seems able to keep plants alive, or someone with a bookcase who looks like they are trying to better themselves."
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