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Sit or Stand – which is best for online videos and presentations?

I’ve been busy conducting an informal (very unscientific) survey to determine the ratio between sitting and standing in LinkedIn, YouTube (and other) videos and live streams. Perhaps no surprise that sitting wins hands – or rather bums – down. But is sitting really a winner? Or might standing be better – for you and your audience?

Let’s face it, seeing an endless procession of head and shoulder shots on Zoom and Teams is boring. If you enjoyed that sort of thing you’d stamp passports for Border Force for a living (with apologies to those of you who stamp passports for Border Force for a living).

So here, in the very latest episode of the not-yet-quite-awarding-winning-but-it-can-only-be-a-matter-of-time Z to A of Presenting, I explore the pros and cons of each and ask is there a third way?