{"id":973,"date":"2021-03-27T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/virtual-meetings-arent-going-anywhere-soon-how-to-put-your-best-zoom-face-forward\/"},"modified":"2021-03-27T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T14:18:18","slug":"virtual-meetings-arent-going-anywhere-soon-how-to-put-your-best-zoom-face-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/virtual-meetings-arent-going-anywhere-soon-how-to-put-your-best-zoom-face-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Virtual meetings aren\u2019t going anywhere soon\u2019: how to put your best Zoom face forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has a year of video calls made you self-conscious? Don\u2019t turn your camera off: just relax and deploy a few of these beauty tips<\/p>\n<p>Thought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pandemic has taken things to a whole new level. It\u2019s safe to say nobody planned to spend quite so much of the past year staring at their own grainy reflection, but with everything from weddings to work meetings forced online, our bid to stay connected with others has meant being constantly confronted with our own faces.<\/p>\n<p>And not all of us like what we see. There\u2019s a big difference between sharing a carefully filtered selfie on Instagram, and catching yourself slumped in front of the screen during your fourth video chat of the day, the cat cleaning its paws in the background as you stare in horror at your dark circles. What with the unflattering lighting, unforgiving camera angles and the fact that none of us has been inside a salon in months, it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re sick of the sight of ourselves. But what effect does it have on our self-esteem? And can we do anything to boost it?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/fashion\/2021\/mar\/27\/virtual-meetings-arent-going-anywhere-soon-how-to-put-your-best-zoom-face-forward\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/945a9e9e7d11932fed53baae8a83d270764e9ae2\/53_65_2660_1596\/master\/2660.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9c0b9784eb4b815aeb43f642aa0c3425\" title=\"\u2018Virtual meetings aren\u2019t going anywhere soon\u2019: how to put your best Zoom face forward\" \/>Has a year of video calls made you self-conscious? Don\u2019t turn your camera off: just relax and deploy a few of these beauty tips<br \/>\nThought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pandemic has taken things to a whole new level. It\u2019s safe to say nobody planned to spend quite so much of the past year staring at their own grainy reflection, but with everything from weddings to work meetings forced online, our bid to stay connected with others has meant being constantly confronted with our own faces.<br \/>\nAnd not all of us like what we see. There\u2019s a big difference between sharing a carefully filtered selfie on Instagram, and catching yourself slumped in front of the screen during your fourth video chat of the day, the cat cleaning its paws in the background as you stare in horror at your dark circles. What with the unflattering lighting, unforgiving camera angles and the fact that none of us has been inside a salon in months, it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re sick of the sight of ourselves. But what effect does it have on our self-esteem? And can we do anything to boost it? Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has a year of video calls made you self-conscious? Don\u2019t turn your camera off: just relax and deploy a few of these beauty tips Thought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pandemic has taken things to a whole new level. 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