Yeah, it’s a big YMMV. I used to interview people a lot and was frequently appalled to hear what my voice actually sounded like. Then people would tell me what a good phone voice I had. But I do think that in the general case, objectively recording what you’re actually doing will be much more informative than not.
I’ve found Skype conversations rather good for this—it has my video as well as the other person’s, and thus increases my awareness of a lot of my body language habits. It also means I’m engaged in a conversation, which seems to bring out significantly different body language.
Yeah, it’s a big YMMV. I used to interview people a lot and was frequently appalled to hear what my voice actually sounded like. Then people would tell me what a good phone voice I had. But I do think that in the general case, objectively recording what you’re actually doing will be much more informative than not.
I’ve found Skype conversations rather good for this—it has my video as well as the other person’s, and thus increases my awareness of a lot of my body language habits. It also means I’m engaged in a conversation, which seems to bring out significantly different body language.