It’s only natural to be a little nervous when performing on camera. Sometimes those nerves can even lead to picking up the pace of your delivery, especially if you want...
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Our brains are hardwired to pick up on a change in our environment and ignore anything repetitive or predictable. So, imagine how difficult it would be for an audience to…
Is it wrong to be nervous when speaking via video? Not at all -- as long as it’s not a paralyzing fear. Butterflies can actually up your game. Speaking via...
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One of the biggest challenges when speaking via video is that you can’t see your audience. This makes it impossible to determine how your message is being received, or if...
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By the time you get in front of the camera, presumably you have practiced your script enough so that you know when you are nearing the end. As you near...
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As a news anchor, I would wear an earpiece called an IFB, which allows the producer or the director to talk to you while you’re anchoring the news. So I...
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One of our most popular idioms is “There is a time and place for everything.” When heeded, these few simple words can provide us with guidance covering all sorts of...
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Presenting in front of a camera requires a totally different skill set than the one you use when you present to an audience you can see. And with video being...
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All of your preparation—from script writing and wardrobe selection to choosing an appropriate hairstyle and practicing, practicing, practicing—has led to this moment. You are about to go on camera. The...
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Inventor and founding father Benjamin Franklin is famous for saying (among other things), “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” He could have just as easily said,...
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