Pauses are crucial and a very powerful tool for presenting on camera. Often, we don’t pause enough because we are focused on our content, we feel nervous, or we just go off on a tangent. But pauses are important. They help you pace yourself, they give you control over your content, and they help anchor […]
Before we start filming, it’s really common to get butterflies, nerves, adrenaline and a whole flood of energy. If we don’t manage the adrenaline and cortisol before we start filming, it’s going to come out while we’re on camera. So when your nerves kick in, start moving. Intentionally get this energy moving beforehand so that […]
If you’re having fun while you’re presenting on camera, your audience will have fun watching you. Even if your topic is serious, you don’t have to be! We connect with presenters we like and we’re attracted to good energy. If you carry a fun energy, your audience will respond to your positivity and you’ll develop […]
We’re all human and mistakes happen, especially when we’re presenting, and especially with technology! So, what can go wrong on we’re videoing? We can drop out, have lag, the video can jump… or the audio might be crackly and nobody can hear you. Or, we can accidentally stumble over our words… Do you know what […]
A common issue for presenters is ‘What do we do with our hands while we’re on camera?’ If we’re feeling nervous, it’s easy to fidget. Your audience picks up on this. You’d know, as an audience member yourself, you can see nervous movements a mile away! In everyday conversation we naturally use our hands to […]
It’s really easy to start waffling when we’re filming. We can get really nervous or really excited, both of which can propel us into ramble mode. Or we just pack too much in our script! So, if you have a script, grab it and cut it in half. Every message can be edited and delivered […]
When you’re presenting on camera, be yourself. Sometimes stage nerves can take over and we go into presentation mode where we get robotic and suddenly lose all our personality! Try your hardest not to lose yourself when you’re presenting. Don’t try to be like anybody else… When you’re presenting on camera, show people why you’re […]
You might not like this message, but your video isn’t about you… 🥁 drum roll 🥁 … It’s about your audience. Your role as a presenter is to transfer a message; to teach, inspire, educate, share insight… But we can easily lose focus – and focus on ourselves instead of focusing on our audience. Remember, […]
Do you freeze up when you’re in front of the camera? You know they say about facing our fears… If you’re scared of using your camera, use your camera as much as possible. Grab your iPhone, put it on your cabinet and start talking about anything! Watch your video back but don’t critique yourself. Look […]
Sometimes our biggest creative enemy is ourself. That’s right! You and me. When we launch a new project, or we put ourselves out there with online video, we all have an inner voice that can barrack for us, or it can feed into our fears and doubts. Don’t focus on what you could, would, or […]