Optional Camera FeaturePrivacy-awareCoaching Signal

Face & Attention Monitoring

Use optional camera-based signals to practice a more confident delivery. This is guidance, not surveillance. You can enable/disable it anytime.

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What you’ll see

When enabled, Dialogate shows a live eye-contact percentage and uses it as one small part of the overall coaching experience. It’s designed to be forgiving for natural screen glances.

Eye contact %
A rough estimate of how often your gaze is close to the camera’s direction.
  • - Higher when you look toward the camera
  • - Grace zone for slight downward glances
  • - Drops more when you look far away
Attention consistency
A stability signal. It helps you practice staying “present” during answers.
  • - Consistency beats perfection
  • - Lighting and camera angle matter
  • - Use it as feedback, not a score to game

How to use it

  1. 1. Enable camera.
  2. 2. Answer normally (don’t stare).
  3. 3. After the question, check the trend.
  4. 4. Adjust setup and repeat.
The goal is to feel natural while keeping your gaze “close enough” to the camera.

Setup tips that actually help

Camera position
Place your camera at eye level. A laptop on a book is usually enough.
Lighting
Light from the front (window or lamp). Backlighting makes detection less stable.
Notes placement
Keep notes close to the camera (top third of screen) to avoid big gaze shifts.
Don’t chase 100%
Treat it as a trend line. Consistency matters more than perfection.

Privacy & expectations

Camera features are optional. If you don’t enable the camera, the rest of the product still works.

These signals are imperfect by nature. They can be affected by lighting, webcam quality, and face angle. Use them as a coaching tool, not a pass/fail test.

Read more in Privacy Policy and Data Usage.

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