Vanessa: What is up everyone?
Welcome back to my channel.
In today's video I want to teach you my tips and tricks on how you can become a lot more
confident on camera, specifically for YouTube.
So if you want to learn exactly how I went from being petrified to be on camera and super
awkward to now effortlessly being able to communicate information clearly on YouTube
then keep on watching.
Vanessa: Now if you're a beginner on YouTube, or you're just starting out your channel,
it is absolutely normal that your first few videos are horrible.
Many of us before we start on the platform, we automatically assume that we're going to
knock it out of the park and that the quality of our videos are going to be the exact same
as the YouTubers we see on the platform.
Well truth be told many of us after we finish filming our first video we look at it and
then we cannot believe our eyes on how horrible we actually are on camera.
Vanessa: That's why I really wanted to create this video because there has been some tips
and tricks that I have personally tried myself that has really helped my confidence throughout
my time here on the platform.
That being said, if you are someone who already knows that you're terrible on camera, and
by the way I say terrible very subjectively, the first tip that I have for you is to practice
on lower commitment platforms.
And what I mean by this is that even for me after watching my first few videos here on
YouTube and realizing that I definitely had a lot of room for improvement, I immediately
went on to Instagram Story and I started really practicing speaking on camera in general.
Vanessa: A really great thing about leveraging Instagram Stories as a way to practice is
that it doesn't take that much of your time.
Think about it.
When you're doing a YouTube video, it is a whole production.
You're dedicating a lot of time and not only this, the more you fumble, the more frustrating
it gets for you, and the more exhausting that it gets for you and naturally as you fumble
even more, your confidence levels just decrease and decrease and decrease.
Versus when you try and take a stab at it on Instagram Story it's fast, it takes no
longer than a minute to actually put something together and post it, and guess what?
If you don't like it, it doesn't really hurt to delete it and take it down.
Vanessa: Versus if you don't like something on YouTube, you've put so much sweat equity
into creating that video you might as well have it up and then you walk around with that
shame knowing that your video wasn't great.
That's why Instagram Story or any type of platform that doesn't take too much commitment
is a really great place to start in terms of getting more confident in terms of speaking
on camera.
Not only this, you're going to be able to look back at that footage and see the areas
where you could really improve.
Vanessa: In addition to this, before we move on to the next tip, I want to give you two
challenges.
The first challenge is that whenever someone DM's you on Instagram, instead of you actually
texting back, what I want you to do is actually send a video message.
This is going to allow you to increase the times that you get to practice being on camera.
Not only this, this is the second challenge that I want you to do and it's something that
I used to do a lot in business school and also when I was in corporate.
Any time I had a really big presentation that I was super nervous about, what I would do
is I would actually open up my MacBook and film myself speaking as if it was the real
deal.
Vanessa: After I was done filming myself I would actually look back at that footage and
really critique myself objectively.
Am I speaking too fast or too slow?
Is my breathing okay?
Are my mannerisms okay?
Is it too distracting or am I not doing it enough?
These are things that over time you really pick up on especially if you have the power
of objectivity.
Really look at your footage with a third person point of view.
Don't take things too personally because at the end of the day what you're trying to do
is improve.
So I definitely want to take you up on those two challenges.
Make sure you're DM'ing people with a video message and take some time to create some
videos for you to just personally critique third person.
Vanessa: Now the second tip that I have for you is to look at people you admire on YouTube.
For me, something that has really helped me refine my speaking style over time on camera
and also has increased my confidence, is really studying some of my favorite YouTubers.
And these YouTubers aren't my favorite just because of their content but also how they
speak on camera.
A few of them are Sunny Lenarduzzi, Project Life Mastery, Jasmine Starr, and the guys
from Think Media.
I really like the way that they present and over time throughout my journey on YouTube
I'm constantly watching their videos to see how exactly they present.
Vanessa: And for many of you maybe I'm like that for you.
Maybe some of you aren't watching my content just to get content, but also to observe the
way that I speak, the way that I structure my videos, so on and so forth.
So definitely make sure you are spending that time to do research on some of your favorite
content creators.
Not only this, even before I started my journey on YouTube, for school presentations or work
presentations, I always really loved to watch TED Talks.
I loved watching TED Talks because many of the people there are experienced public speakers
and it's going to really help you to understand how you should breathe, how your mannerisms
should be, so on and so forth.
So I highly, highly recommend to invest time actually studying and researching some of
your favorite public speakers.
Vanessa: The third tip that I have for you is to make a list of the bad habits you have
when speaking.
Awareness is key when it comes to good public speaking and speaking in front of a camera.
Something that I do is that I always make a list of the things that you guys have been
saying or that I've noticed within watching my older videos.
For instance a lot of you guys say that I say the word actually a lot.
And even in my earlier days of public speaking something that I always do was use the word
um.
These are things that over time I've collected and actually physically write out on a piece
of paper or on my notepad of things that I need to be aware of.
Vanessa: If you do not write it down or actually put it somewhere in your mind and engrain
it in you so that you have a higher level of consciousness, you're always going to make
the same mistakes.
That's why throughout my videos even though sometimes I slip up and I still use the world
actually a lot, over time I have really tried to stop myself from saying actually by being
super conscious of it when I'm on camera.
Now of course this takes a lot practice and there are going to be times where you slip
up.
Even for me I slip up all the time.
But it is important to at least have awareness of the things that you want to improve on
and either stopping those habits or replacing them entirely.
Vanessa: The fourth tip that I have for you is to put yourself in a good state before
hopping on camera.
This means before you even start filming, try to put yourself in a really good state
so that already upon starting filming your video, you're already super confident.
I know, I know, I know, filming videos can be a very demoralizing process sometimes especially
if you're continuously fumbling.
For me, what I do to put myself in a good state is I make sure I put my makeup on, my
hair is done, and I have a really great outfit.
This always puts me in a really good state to crush it in my videos despite any of the
hurdles and the roadblocks.
Vanessa: Not only this, before every video that I film I make sure I have a cup of coffee
to make sure I'm high energy and that I can really give my best on camera.
I know that this tip seems very basic and very simple, but it really does wonders when
you are already put in a good state before hopping on camera.
Not only this, if you'd like you can have a dance party in your room, throw on your
favorite music beforehand, watch encouraging videos, watch some of your favorite content
creators, go for a run.
Do whatever you need to do to put yourself in a good state because I guarantee, especially
if you're starting out on YouTube, filming videos is one of the most exhausting things
so the last thing that you want to do is hop into a video already in a bad mood.
That always leads to disaster so I highly recommend that you at least grab yourself
a cup of coffee and put yourself in a really high vibe state before you start filming.
Vanessa: Now the fifth tip that I have for you is something that I already mentioned
in last time's video where I talked all about how I organized the flow and structure and
script of my video.
But the fifth tip is to really organize and structure what you're trying to say in your
video beforehand.
I don't know about you, but personally for me if I'm filming a video without a script
or without some sort of bullet point structure of what I want to communicate in that video,
I have a tendency to ramble, to go off course, and therefore I get super frustrated with
myself because I just keep fumbling.
When you walk into the video with at least a clear outline of what you want to say, it's
going to be a lot easier for you to stay on track and not fumble like you usually would
if you were to freestyle that video.
Vanessa: Now if you want to learn more about my tips and tactics on how to be consistent
on YouTube including how you can organize your scripting, definitely check out this
video right here.
Not only this, if you want more details on how to exactly script your videos, make sure
you watch the video that I posted last time, I'll put it right here as well.
Vanessa: Now every time I mention the word scripting I always get these questions.
Vanessa, do you memorize the entire script?
Do you use a teleprompter?
What do you use?
How do you actually script your video and remember everything so you can deliver it?
My answer is is that it's not as hard as you think.
For me personally this is how I do it.
My script or my bullet points or my outline is always going to be on my phone and before
I even hit record on the video, I'm referencing my phone and I try to memorize maybe the first
three to four lines that's back then when I was scripting, and then I would put my phone
down on my lap and then I would hit record.
Vanessa: Then, I would deliver those three to four line and after I'm done, I would hit
stop.
I do not try to memorize my entire script nor do I leave my camera running the entire
time of my filming.
And each time that I hit stop, I'm reviewing that clip that I just did.
If I'm not happy with it, then I'll refilm those two to three lines again.
At the end of the time that I'm done my video when I'm in the editing process, I don't have
just one crazy long clip that I'm editing.
I have maybe 10 to 20 clips that I have that all I need to do is string together.
Vanessa: But that's not to say that you can't make mistakes within those mini clips which
brings me to my next tip, and that is know that you can always edit your mistakes out.
For me, one of the rookie mistakes that I used to make is whenever I would mess up just
once, I would get up out of my seat and then refilm the entire clip.
That actually killed a lot of my time and my energy.
That's why now what I do is I make sure I focus on breathing.
If I make a mistake, I just pick myself back up where I left off and I continue filming.
Now to give you some context I'm going to share a clip directly from this video so you
can see exactly how I do it.
Vanessa: To give you some backstory, by the time that I finish ... To give you some backstory,
by the time that my video hits the editing process, I usually have 10 to 20 clips of
... To give you some backstory ...
Vanessa: Now as you saw from that clip, I made a couple of mistakes but instead of finishing
the recording, all I did was I kept going because what experience has told me through
editing my videos is that I'm always going to be able to edit those videos out.
You're going to waste a lot of time if you try to be a perfectionist and if you try to
film, refilm, film, refilm over small little mistakes.
Know that editing is one of the best things that could possibly happen to a YouTuber and
you can always take those parts out.
Your audience will never see those mistakes that you made.
Only you.
Vanessa: And this all leads me to now of the most important pieces of advice that I can
give you and that is patience.
Know that it took me a lot of videos to get to this point today where I can actually make
a mistake and quickly pick myself back up again.
Back then when I was first starting out, I was just like you, fumbling at each step,
crying over the videos, and to this day it still happens to me, and also re-filming and
filming and being the most inefficient person ever.
But just know in order to get to this point where I'm at today I had to do the video.
I had to put that video up.
I had to get feedback.
Vanessa: In order for you to master something you need to get to the point where you have
filmed enough videos to gain that confidence.
It takes practice and it takes action.
You can sit in your room all day thinking about the videos that you want to create but
until you actually do them, get the feedback, and get better at it, you're never going to
get better.
You're never going to get confident on camera.
So my biggest advice to you is not only to be patient, but to just start.
Take imperfect action because without it you're not going to get to the level where I'm at
or where the level that many of your favorite content creators are at either.
All of us put in the sweat equity to do the videos even though our videos make us cringe
too.
So guys, you really need to make sure that you have that patience to keep moving forward.
Vanessa: Now if you're watching this video and you want to take YouTube out of a hobby
and into something that actually generates you income, aka creating a real business while
having a YouTube channel, then make sure you hit the notification bell because in my next
video I'm going to walk you through the different types of business models that exist that you
can do while having your YouTube channel just like me.
So if you're interested then make sure you hit that notification bell.
Vanessa: Not only this, if you want to learn more about business, social media, and life
in general, make sure you also check out these two videos here.
As always guys, I hope you guys have a great day, a great week, and a great life and I'll
see you in the next on.
Bye guys.