This poor guymade headlines on Friday when his kids interrupted a video interview with the BBC.
Remote workers, you’re able to probably relate.
Set some boundaries with your family and let them know the specific times you need a no interruption zone.
I also used to put a meeting progress sign on my front door.
I had a neighbor who liked to knock and say hi during the day.
It works well for Fedex and UPS, too.
It also helps to schedule your meetings strategically.
If you have a BBC interview, okay, theres probably no getting around the time.
However, clients, coworkers, and employers are probably a bit more flexible.
Even when you set boundaries, sometimes stuff just happens.
This helps drown out any background noise and feedback from your video call.
(Here are some of your favoriteheadsets.)
Beyond that, you’ve got the option to reduce the background noise coming from your setup.
Your landlord might not be as receptive.
This way, theyre a bit more mindful of your schedule when its time for inspections and other visits.
If you find yourself in the same situation, youre probably better off recognizing the derailment.
Otherwise, it just makes the situation more awkward and distracting.
Here are three stepsour own Patrick Allan suggestswhen you embarrass yourself:
1.
Take responsibility for what happened.
Dont pawn it off on other people.
Explain why it happened as gracefully as it’s possible for you to.
People find comfort in the why of things.
Dont make it a bigger deal than it is.
Your reaction can make it more embarrassing than it already is.
This might look something like, Im not used to working from home.
Thank for being patient.
Dont be too hard on yourselfmistakes happen.
If they didnt, we wouldnt have this glorious video.
