Day 6 of Bonnie Gean’s Video Blogging Challenge. I’m on a roll…
In this video I share my tip for overcoming video nerves.
Well, “overcoming” may be stretching it a bit, but it has helped me actually face the camera.
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Video Blogging Challenge
Overcoming Video Nerves
Video Transcript
Hi it’s Jan Kearney at My Local Business Online and we’re on day 6 of Bonnie Gean’s video blogging challenge. Now I’ll be quite honest with you, I’m not quite sure how many videos I’ll get done this week because I have a really hectic week. I’m out all day Thursday as well. I’ve signed up for an executive business coaching course, which starts on Thursday, so I’ll be doing that. And I’m a bit late today as well, getting my video blog out as life caught up with me on a Monday!
What I did want to share with you… There’s quite a few people who have said that they are really scared to get started with the video challenge. I totally understand it. What you don’t see when I am chatting here is my sweaty palms and the sweat dripping down my back, which is a lovely picture for you obviously!
A few people have said to me, whether it’s in comments, face to face or email that I look quite natural. Thank you for the compliment! So I wanted to share a tip that I have been doing. I’m not doing it today, I don’t know if you can tell! What I have been doing is this…
Let me just reach over. This is an old calendar of my sister’s wedding. It’s a picture of my daughter, my dad, my sister. I’ve been putting this just behind the camera and talking to them. It’s really sad, I don’t know whether to admit that, But that’s what I am doing. Even though they don’t have a clue what I do or why I do it – they really don’t understand what I do, I find speaking to somebody I know is a lot easier than just staring into a camera.
There’s my tip for today. If you are scared of getting on camera, try that. It’s worked for me so far! I’ll speak to you soon.
Video Blogging Challenge Day 6 by Jan Kearney
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Wow, great minds think alike! 🙂 I was going to record something similar, but now I don’t need to!
Wonderful tip and I hope more people take the cue and run with it! If you’re nervous, it really DOES NOT show! Now I know why! 🙂
You can still go with it Bonnie – or cheat and embed the video then add your tips too 🙂
That’s a great idea Jan. I find sometimes when I’m doing a video in front of a camera, I notice my eyes sort of wander around the screen. This is a great way to keep them focused on something.
I never even thought about my eyes wandering Misty! Yes, it would help with focus too. Thanks for popping in 🙂
That’s a very simple and easy to implement tip, Jan!
It’s worked for me so far Tamsin 🙂
Hi Jan
That is very good tip about the photo behind the camera, never thought about that, although I have to add that it might make me more nervous – lol. One way I found out is to try and not to listen to myself and pretend it’s someone else talking instead.
Kind regards
Sky
Good old acting Sky, if it works for you keep at it! 🙂 Try a photo of someone else, a friend, a client?