<p>In our third episode of the 'Smart Works Shorts' podcast series, we stare into the 'self-view' function mirror. Video calls have become the norm, but why are we so obsessed with the self-view function, and how can we train ourselves to ignore it, or turn it off. &nbsp;Ruth Aitken, client manager at a global tech company and also a Smart Works Reading volunteer interview coach, guides us to see just how distracting that little 'mirror' can be and what we can do about it.</p> <p>Find out more about the work of Smart Works Reading <a href="https://smartworks.org.uk/reading-smart-works/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>...</p> <p>Hosted by LJ Stocks, copywriter and host of <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/anchor.fm/thefreelancersclub" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Freelancers Club podcast</a> ... <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/www.ljstocks.co.uk" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ljstocks.co.uk</a></p> <p>...</p> <p>Music credits:</p> <p>Adventures by A Himitsu <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=MkNeIUgNPQ8&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fa-himitsu&amp;redir_token=lEnEUoHmP4kdt9h8xi1FdC_ns3p8MTU3ODUyMzMwMUAxNTc4NDM2OTAx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu</a></p> <p>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=MkNeIUgNPQ8&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Pj0MtT&amp;redir_token=lEnEUoHmP4kdt9h8xi1FdC_ns3p8MTU3ODUyMzMwMUAxNTc4NDM2OTAx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2Pj0MtT</a> Music released by Argofox <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BXNwnxaVQE" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQE</a>Music promoted by Audio Library <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkNeIUgNPQ8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8</a></p>