Keith Churchouse: You represent yourself first before others, even virtually

How do you appear online?

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As virtual meetings become ever more popular, opines Keith Churchouse, the way we present ourselves remains ever important. After all, he writes, people buy people...

The new world of social distancing is now part of our imposed culture as we try to keep ourselves and everyone else safe by staying at home where possible. It is clear from the daily statistics that this is vital to protect ourselves and those at the front line, namely our fabulous NHS teams, carers and other key workers. The virtual world that has been only part of our lives in the past now seems to be all-consuming, with the ability to meet and greet people face to face now deferred, hopefully not for too long.  Email, telephone, virtual meetings (through Zoom, Microsoft Teams and o...

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