Many of the episodes in which social presence cues were lacking were related to the structure of
the interaction and how the meeting was led. If the team leader or another participant shared a long
monologue during the meeting, it often decreased other members’ attention, and no comments were
given afterwards although specifically requested.The VE and the dispersion of the team itself could be
one of the causes of this type of low social presence, as it may be difficult to follow a long talk without
any nonverbal communication or illustrative material. However, such occurrences are often the case in
face-to-face interaction aswell; participantsmay not be psychologically involved or behaviorally engaged
when sitting around the same table if meetings are not well structured and led. This detail shows the
importance of the nature of communication in evoking and maintaining social presence, which is even
more crucial in mediated settings..