Reactiv SUITE for better Virtual meetings and presentations
                     The Neuroscience of 
Work in a Remote 
Environment
Introduction
We cannot deny that COVID has transformed work permanently. A lifetime 
of change has been forced upon every individual, and every organization, 
within the span of two years. Digital transformation is no longer just a buzz 
word; it is a requirement for survival!
The objective of this article is to help you understand the impact of remote 
work on stress and how it contributes to attention deficit disorders. It will 
also outline some simple strategies, that can help both leaders and 
employees of organizations, to mitigate these factors. In addition, I want to 
educate you on the ways emerging technologies can be harnessed to 
dramatically improved engagement in a remote meeting environment.
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The New Normal
▪ Here is some hard data to consider. Within the span of two years, 
remote work has transformed every type of business in the world. 
Before COVID, only 5% of employees worked from home for an 
average of three days a week. A very small segment of the 
population was truly remote full-time. As of April 2020, 37% of the 
workforce is fully remote. More and more organizations are 
allowing employees to move to a permanent remote full-time job. A 
recent survey of US workers revealed that 54% would leave their 
current job for a remote work option.
▪ However, there are a lot of drawbacks to this approach. Anxiety 
and stress, as well as feelings of loneliness and disconnectedness 
are also on the rise. Another recent survey revealed that 46% of 
3 workers in the UK experienced loneliness while working from home.
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Pandemic Versus 
Syndemic
There is a term that epidemiologists use to describe the current situation. 
It is not just a pandemic, but it is a Syndemic. A syndemic is a confluence 
of pandemics that disrupt the fabric of everyday life. As an example, the 
COVID syndemic is not just the viral pandemic but it is also a pandemic of 
job losses, mental health issues and other socio-economic factors.
Within the span of two years, not only have we witnessed millions of 
people losing their lives, four out of ten people in the United States have 
reported significant loss of income and job losses. In addition, there is a 
mental health pandemic where tens of millions of people are struggling 
with anxiety, stress, insomnia and even depression.
One of the most profound impacts of this syndemic is related to loneliness. 
Either due to our lockdown separation from family and friends or due to 
detachment from remote workers, this loneliness impacts every business 
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and employee.
Challenges with 
WFH
Yes, there are many benefits that can be attributed to remote work. But a 
lot of us are forgetting the challenges. Lack of boundaries, inability to focus, 
the procrastination and the anxiety of missing something or standing out 
for the next promotion. Physics says that for every action there is an equal 
and opposite reaction. Meaning there are a lot of reactions that we are not 
considering.
Remote work is based on our ability to video conference. Due to the 
pandemic, most video conferencing platforms saw a dramatic rise in 
utilization with an increase of over 250% from the previous year alone.
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▪ “The possibility that digital 
Digital environments are 
Environments inherently more distracting with scrolling 
and other aspects of the 
digital experiences taking 
away cues and critical 
cognitive processing 
capacity from the task of 
comprehending the 
material.”
▪ This means that how we 
interact and learn using 
digital data is different and 
less effective than the old 
way of doing things. We have 
a harder time focusing and 
we must spend more effort to 
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concentrate and not get 
distracted.
Understanding To really understand learning, we 
really must dive into executive 
Executive function and how our brain processes 
Function information. Our brain breaks down 
information and processes it on many 
different levels. Here is a high-level 
flow chart that describes this process
First, we must help our audiences 
focus and pay attention. They need to 
shift their attention to the information 
being presented. Next, we need to 
convince their brains to expend effort 
so processing of information can 
occur. Emotion is critical to help 
reinforce the importance of the 
information being presented.
Getting our audiences to not only 
focus but expend effort and 
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presentations during an online sales 
meeting can be a tough challenge!
Make People Feel Like 
They Are in the Same 
Room
At the end of the day, people want to connect with other people, and they 
want to be part of a conversation. Every remote meeting platform does 
the exact opposite. If you can increase the interaction and engagement in 
your next remote meeting, you will see dramatic improvements. Try out 
Reactiv SUITE for free and see how it can transform your remote 
interactions.
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Reactiv SUITE to power your online 
meetings
 
Reactiv SUITE is designed to solve the 
problem of low engagement in 
meetings. Pin your camera and elevate 
your presence. Put your audience on a 
secondary monitor and elevate their 
presence. Show content and as easily 
as if they were paper. Write, ink, 
highlight, underline and markup 
documents to focus your audience’s 
attention.
Deliver impactful presentations that 
create long lasting memories and build 
trust.
Discover how Reactiv SUITE can help 
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Free Trail.
Thanks!
You can contact us @
Website: https://vizetto.com/
Phone: 905-766-0068
Address: 6470 Viscount Rd.,
                Mississauga, 
Ontario,
                Canada L4V 1H3
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