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Barnum's Great American Museum burned to the 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: ground in eighteen sixty five, what rose from its ashes 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: would change the world? Welcome to Grim and Mild Presents, 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: an ongoing journey into the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating. 13 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: In our inaugural season will give you a backstage tour 14 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: of the complex and unusual artifact that is the American 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: Side Show. Listen to Grim and Mile Presents now on 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you 17 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts. On April four, Dr Martin Luther King 18 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: was shot and killed in Memphis. A petty criminal named 19 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: James Earl Ray was arrested. Case closed right James eyl 20 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: Vay was a pawn for the official story, some of 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: the evidence, as far as I was concerned, did not 22 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: match the circumstances. This is the MLK Tapes. The first 23 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: episodes are available now. Listen on the I Heart Radio app, 24 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Good morning, 25 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: this is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, the 26 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the new 27 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: world of work, where location and ours are more flexible 28 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: than in the past. Today's tip is to really think 29 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: about your backdrop. After a month of social distancing, Eve 30 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: long since realized that when you're on a video call, 31 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: your colleagues see whatever is behind you. You may have 32 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: already experimented with goofy backdrops. I get it, we're all 33 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: desperate for entertainment in tough times. But even when things 34 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: return to normal, video calls are going to be a 35 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: more common form of communication. So now it's time to 36 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: recognize that your backdrop can actually be a form of 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: personal branding. By thinking about what you're sharing a screen with, 38 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: you have a chance to shape how people perceive you. 39 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: And yes, that may be superficial, just as clothes and 40 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: haircuts are superficial. But if you think about those things, 41 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: there's no reason not to put some proactive thought into 42 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: what's floating behind your head. I'll offer three principles for 43 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: thinking about your backdrop and your personal brand. First, consider 44 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: what message you want to convey. I would venture that 45 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: all of us want to communicate to our colleagues that 46 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: we are steady and self possessed. There may be disorder 47 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: and uncertainty in the world, but we are the calm 48 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: in the storm. You know better than to have a 49 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: pile of laundry or an unmade bed in your background, 50 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: but even chaotic bookshelves and messy stacks of paper might 51 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: be problematic. So either turnip minimalist or shift your position 52 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: until you find a view behind you that's more appropriate 53 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: for work. Second, be aware that anything in view in 54 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: the backdrop is fair game for conversation. This should be 55 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: taken as both warning and opportunity. If there are parts 56 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: of your personal life that you don't want to discuss, 57 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: like say, a photo of a relative who passed away recently, 58 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: find a new home for it. Of course, you've also 59 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: seen in dozens of video calls now that people are 60 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: often desperate for a subject for small talk, So you 61 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: might purposefully put something in your backdrop that allows for this. 62 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a rotating set of house plants or fresh flowers. 63 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: Maybe it's your current reading material stacked so people can 64 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: see spines. I have a video call once a month 65 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: with a gentleman whose pet turtle is in view. It's 66 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: hard to control a pet dog's noise and cummings and goings, 67 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: but something like a turtle or fish don't distract as 68 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: much and offer ready options for conversation. If there's something 69 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: you're particularly proud of, you could also make sure that's visible. 70 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: I do video chats with a friend who's got framed 71 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: covers of her books behind her. You know immediately what 72 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: she's accomplished. You might consciously display a favorite piece of 73 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: art or something that conveys lesser known details about you. 74 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: If you're viewed as a strict task master, for instance, 75 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: you could lighten this image with something fun, like a 76 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: model airplane or a lego creation. Third, you want to 77 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: look good and not be upstaged. If the best spot 78 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: for your home office features a bright pink wall or 79 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: busy wallpaper, well, be careful what you're wearing. Television personalities 80 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: tend to wear bright, solid colors, and this is a 81 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: good idea for video chats too. Lighting really matters. Experiment 82 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: with this. If there's an open window behind you, the 83 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: light will put you in the shadows, so close the 84 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: shutters or draw the drapes. Bright overhead lights can also 85 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: wash you out, not to mention that the lights will 86 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: show up as bright dots behind your head if your 87 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: screen is angled in a certain way. Many people do 88 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: best with a lamp that is somewhere off screen, illuminating 89 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: your face. Of course, all of this is harder if 90 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: you are quarantined in a small apartment with multiple people. 91 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: You can use the background feature or tack a tapestry 92 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: to the wall, use a folding screen, or, suggest Sophie 93 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: Donaldson in The New York Times, a tablecloth will also do. 94 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: But try taking a screenshot and see what message you 95 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: are conveying. It's easy not to see things in our 96 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: homes that have long been there. Now that everyone is 97 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: seeing them, it's worth taking a closer look and seizing 98 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: this opportunity to shape perceptions in the meantime, this is Laura. 99 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in the New 100 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: Corner Office. The New Corner Office is a production of 101 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio. 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