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Simmons: Creative Spitballing Cannot Happen Over Zoom
“The spitballing is what gets hurt. You can't do it on Zoom. You can't.”
Bill Simmons Feb 13, 2023 ▶ 1:16:22 The Ringer: Bill Simmons
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Huang: Remote work accelerates burnout by eliminating casual post-meeting relationship repair
“The lesson that I learned was really that if you think about kind of everyone as being a battery, by being completely remote, I think you discharge the battery at a very, at a much faster rate. For most folks at our very core, We're social human beings. Like, …”
Chieh Huang Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 31:36 Live From The HIBT Summit: Cynt Marshall, Chieh Huang, and Sadie Lincoln on Leadership
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Aarons-Mele argues Zoom meetings act as draining performances causing passive disengagement
“A Zoom meeting is really a performance, especially if you're talking. If you're not talking and you're on Zoom, you're actually more likely to become disengaged and depressed. So Zoom is often draining for everyone, even introverts.”
Morra Aarons-Mele Dec 23, 2020 ▶ 13:00 How I Built Resilience: Morra Aarons-Mele of Women Online
Disclosure
Samantha Bee Prefers Staff Keep Microphones Unmuted During Video Meetings
“Lots of people mute their microphones because they're like rattling bags, or they have kids who are homeschooling, and it's nice, and it's respectful, but at some point I was like, please stop muting. I'd really rather hear the crunching bag or something than …”
Samantha Bee Aug 15, 2020 ▶ 8:59 How I Built Resilience: Samantha Bee of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
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Aarons-Mele maintains a ratio of three audio calls per video meeting
“For every one Zoom, I try to do three audio calls, because I think it recharges people.”
Morra Aarons-Mele Dec 23, 2020 ▶ 13:44 How I Built Resilience: Morra Aarons-Mele of Women Online
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Marcia Kilgore: Review Zoom Presentations Immediately to Iterate Slide Decks
“I've done this a couple of times, actually, because I've presented decks to people over Zoom. Afterwards, I will actually stop, and I will write down what didn't go well, what could I have done better, or what could someone have done better, and then gone back…”
Marcia Kilgore May 21, 2020 ▶ 16:57 How I Built Resilience: Live with Tony Xu and Marcia Kilgore
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