Constantly wondering why you look washed out and terrible on your video calls distracts you from whatever you're actually supposed to be accomplishing.

I've rounded up her ideas as well as other expert suggestions (including ones from a helpful professional cinematographer) to help you forget your own face and stay focused on what actually matters during your next video call. .

In Steelcase's survey "researchers noted that telecommuters struggled to make eye contact because their instinct was to look at the screen rather than into the computer's camera lens.

You want to light your face but not too harshly, which will make you look like you're telling a ghost story around a campfire.

Alternatively, you can diffuse a lamp with a pillow case or other white material (be careful not to light it on fire if it's a hot bulb).

Also, check there are no bright lights behind you that will make your face appear shadowed. .

Lots of creative folks have crafted Zoom backgrounds that will make your colleagues think your apartment is way more well designed than it is (or that you're on the set of Pulp Fiction)