When you are on a videocall do you also keep looking at your own thumbnail video?

netvor@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 173 points –

When I speak, unless I'm sharing the screen I always keep looking at myself. It's kind of strange -- it clearly does not match a real-world conversation, but somehow I can't help it.

Edit: More context -- I'm wondering if others have it, if this is something that can be explained by some "brain" thing, and also how does it affect the conversation.

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I just love looking at myself I think I'm great haha I also like to make sure that my facial expressions are matching my inside emotions ...a lot of the time they are and I like the reassurance of that.... I also like to practice facial expressions and then look at myself to make sure I'm executing them correctly. But mostly I just like my face and what it does haha

This is why customer service folks often keep a mirror by the phone, looking at their own faces helps to keep their emotions in check when dealing with a difficult customer.

I just love looking at myself I think I’m great haha I also like to make sure that my facial expressions are matching my inside emotions …a lot of the time they are and I like the reassurance of that… I also like to practice facial expressions and then look at myself to make sure I’m executing them correctly. But mostly I just like my face and what it does haha

... -agen.