Random Reasons Clients Like Virtual Meetings 

As a communication coach working with  hundreds of clients virtually, I’ve asked, “Why do you  prefer Zoom to a real room?”

Here are my fave fun replies.  Add your virtual virtue in the comments below. 

  1. I can eat garlic bread and smelly cheese on a break 
  2. I only have to wash the front part of my hair 
  3. I can wear my  shirt with a hole on the back collar 
  4. I am all alone in the bathroom. 
  5. I pound out three emails in thirty- minutes, and no one knows 
  6. I look ten years younger with my ring light-yes! 
  7. I can emit natural body noises without shame. 
  8. I get to wear my cuddly red polka dot pajama bottoms 
  9. I learned to speak without moving my lips to people in my house 
  10. Your contribution? 

 

 

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