Attendees can participate in meetings without Zoom accounts. Zoom accounts are available to students, faculty and staff however, only those hosting or scheduling meetings are required to have a Zoom account. Zoom provides cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging creating a complete conference room solution. Zoom licenses are provided from the UA system IITS office.

This software is available to UAB Faculty, Staff and Students. Zoom offers the best video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing experience across all systems including Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Zoom Rooms and H.323/SIP room systems. The needs and distractions of family members and even our pets are putting a further strain on our concentration during meetings.Zoom provides cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group messaging creating a complete conference room solution. Meanwhile, many of us are sharing our new workspaces. This can become exhausting and stressful over time. We feel like we always need to be “on” and responsive. We get conscious of how we look and behave in front of the camera when we know everyone on the call is looking at us. Increased self-awareness is another reason.

This additional focus is very energy intensive and could explain this feeling of fatigue. We have to work harder to process non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, the tone and pitch of the voice and body language. Video calls require more mental processing than face-to-face interactions. In addition, it takes more effort to have conversations through Zoom than it does in real life. The technological hiccups that happen so frequently during virtual meetings can all disrupt our ability to interpret messages and add to our unease. Firstly, there are sound issues, glitches and screen freezes to contend with. Psychologists say several factors lead to Zoom Fatigue.

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