Virtual Meetings With Power and Presence explains the hidden pitfalls of online meetings and provides a wealth of guidance for how you can be your best online so that you don’t undermine your best intentions.Want to know how to deal with technical challenges that frequently arise in online meetings from home? You will learn how to get the best audio quality, maximize your internet connection, and how to frame and light yourself for an attractive presentation in less-than-ideal locations. In addition, you will learn how to speak up with confidence, manage your time while working from home, and learn about the emerging protocol for virtual meetings. If you have a product, service, idea, or piece of information that you want to share, online meetings are a great way to share your information. And whether you are making your presentation in person or via a video screen, all the research shows that optics matter.But video is somewhat more challenging. During an important in-person meeting or presentation, you would not slouch, appear disheveled, or be still munching on your breakfast. The stakes of video interactions (online meetings) are the same as in-person meetings; but because most people do not know how to improve the visuals, or how to bring their personal best to this format, they are sabotaging their credibility and undermining their credentials and reputation. Many people may feel that online interactions make them feel a bit removed from the interaction because of using a video screen. This has led many people to think that how they look and interact doesn’t matter. Make no mistake: every interaction online has the ability to enhance or sabotage your credibility.Kim Foley shares the expertise she has gained in more than 25 years as an award-winning video producer, media trainer, and television stylist, as well as best practices, and practical guidelines for putting forth your personal best—visually, verbally, and nonverbally. This book is the ultimate guide to having successful, productive online meetings and presentations. www.kimfoley.com "In today’s digital video age all eyes are on you…literally! Today’s professional must learn how to present themselves “on camera” as if their paycheck is dependent on it, and in many ways ….it is! How we come across during video meetings is just as powerful as how we come across in person. Kim teaches us the how, the what and the why in this powerful, yet easy to read book. Every modern professional should have this book!"Jennifer Abernethy - 2-Time National Author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Media Marketing. Founder www.SociallyDelivered.com