Talking to camera just got easier for everyone - Quick & Easy

This is fantastic. I worked in radio for 25 years and got this exact advice from respected Program Directors in major markets. ESPECIALLY addressing the audience as individuals and not "guys", bullet points rather than scripts, talking through a smile and gesture to punctuate your words. All we had was audio, but good practices in broadcasting apply to all platforms.

Great video. "When you're speaking with friends, you don't need to stop, pause, stutter, and think." Aw man, yes I do.

Practice Practice Practice, i vlog every where i go, walmart, the grocery store, hiking, i rarely use this footage but helps me get comfortable talking to the camera and doing it in crowds, people do stare but that’s ok, sometimes people recognize me an stop and say hi, that’s ok too. The more i practice, when i sit down to do a talking head, i look into the camera better and look much more relaxed and comfortable like im just talking to a friend on teh couch. Practice is the only way to get better in crowds. When i set up my tripod to film doing self checkout at walmart, while talking to camera, people watch, and are like , what a narcissistic weirdo, but that ok too, this is the world we live in. And by the way, im 60 years old. Old dogs can learn new tricks, haha.. great video, lots of great tips, but i think everyone can improve their on camera personality and delivery to make it more entertaining. Forget about analytics, just make better videos, be more engaging and entertaining. Some people are naturals, im not at all, it has taken 4 years of weekly videos to improve a little be with each one. Love this topic. Larry

From now on, I'm referring to my camera as my "ONE EYED FRIEND"😅😅😅 Man, thanks for this video

This is my issue right now, the algorithm is magical

I've built a successful career talking by myself to a microphone using these exact technics. Such a good video boiling down the main points to a 10 minute video.

Great video all around, free masterclass on presenting for video

Great advice! "Weird one-eyed friend." 🤣🤣🤣

Something that has helped me quite a lot is sharing my webcam with homies on Discord while we chat in VC. Also sending video messages in the DMs instead of just typing it all out has helped immensely.

Great advice! What helped me the most in becoming comfortable talking to my weird one-eyed friend was live streaming. If you hang out in front a camera talking to actual people behind the camera as in a live stream then when you switch to a standard shoot it's easier to imagine a human behind the lens.

Funny thing is I got cast for a movie recently for a major role as a gritty detective in a horror/ comedy film....during the table read the director asked me to bring it down a notch...why? Because I'm so used to doing YouTube and being that energetic persona. I think his direct quote was..."you sound more like the victims best friend than a gritty detective." LOL. Thanks for the pointers Sean. Rock on!

I have made many of these changes in my most recent videos and have noticed a positive difference! Great tips!

+10 for Rick and Morty "You gotta get schwifty" reference 😁

I wish I had a beautiful room to sit in like yours…my goodness.

Best video advice EVER!

Smart, simple and valuable !

Love all of your videos but it this one helped the most. Haven’t done this but I’ve thought of printing out a face of Bill Murray and putting the print near the lens of the camera to help me relax and remember to act like I’m talking to a human.

Fantastic video, really helped with my first video. I’ve got a long way to go but this was so useful getting my first video out.

This was great thanks Sean!

I needed this and appreciate you being so real, thank you Sean!