So you sit down in front of the camera,
and you're getting to talk to it,
and you're like-- [GULP] It gets really intimidating, really
scary.
Today, we want to talk with you guys
about how to feel comfortable and confident when you sit down
and talk to that camera.
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Hey, guys.
My name is Tim Schmoyer, welcome to Video Creators,
a channel that's all about helping you guys grow
your YouTube audiences and spreading messages
that change lives.
This is Daniel Read.
And he is a professional acting trainer.
Is that a good way-- thing to call you?
Yeah, I make people feel comfortable on camera.
And I get paid to do it.
That's awesome.
So like actors, people who do commercials, short film,
stuff like that.
And today, we want to talk with you guys
a little bit about how you can do that as well.
We've been working on a course called Find Your Voice.
There's a whole video course linked up down there below,
if you want to check it out, all about how you feel comfortable
on camera and how you present your true and authentic self.
So you can find more about that.
We're going to talk about with you here today
some things that come from the lesson
about nonverbal communication and body language, which
can make a big difference in how comfortable you feel on camera.
So what are some things that will help us?
Yeah.
If you're not feeling comfortable on camera,
like you just always get sweaty and, like, awkward
when you're on camera--
My mouth goes dry.
--a very simple thing you can do is simply
put the weight of your feet-- right now, we're sitting.
But if we were standing, I'm going to go ahead and stand.
Yeah, you can stand here.
Take the stool away.
There you go.
I'm simply going to rock forward onto the front of my feet.
And now, instead of being on the back of my feet where like now
I'm on the defense.
And I'm just kind of saying things.
My heart rate--
You look scared.
--is actually going to go up--
I'm scared watching you.
--being on my heels.
Whereas, being here on the forward part,
this is like an offensive position.
In sports, you're on the balls of your feet.
You're ready to go.
I can dip and dive and stuff.
Now, all of a sudden, I'm ready to attack the camera.
Not that you actually want to--
Yeah, you're safe.
You're safe.
--attack the camera.
Yeah, versus feeling like you are the prey,
like they might come and get me.
It's a real simple, yeah.
It's just like lean forward on the balls
of your toes a little bit.
And that'll help you feel more confident
and feel like you're on the offensive,
offense, rather than like, ahh, the camera's gonna get me.
Totally.
Great.
What else?
Another thing would be remember the camera's your friend.
You know, it's an inanimate object.
But if you could personify it, the camera is your friend.
If you have a director of photography or somebody
who's helping you create the videos,
chances are they actually are your friend.
So they're rooting for you.
They want you to do well.
The camera, too, wants you to do well.
The camera is there to capture your genuine self,
your true self, your fun-loving authentic self.
And then, that's going to go out to the YouTube world.
And remember your audience is cheering for you also.
They're not sitting behind judging you, necessarily.
They're coming to your video looking
for some valuable information, some entertainment, whatever
the case may be.
And so they're rooting for you to do well.
So they're not judging you either.
But sometimes we feel like they are because we judge ourselves.
Yeah, totally.
Third thing to help you feel comfortable on camera
is to smile.
Just smile all the time.
Basically just never stop smiling.
Your body can actually affect the way
that you think about yourself and the way you're feeling.
It can change your behaviors.
So if you can physically manipulate yourself
to smile more, then--
Not in a creepy way, right?
No, but the more that you smile, the better you're
going to-- you're just going to feel more natural.
You're going to feel more comfortable.
And the audience is going to feel more comfortable, too,
because you're setting the mood, the tone for them.
So if you're enjoy yourself, looking like you're
having a great time, then your audiences
will feel that way, too.
So you set the tone, you set the mood
for what your audience will experience.
Yeah.
Whether you're actually feeling good or not, if you smile,
eventually you're going to start feeling good.
I know a lot of you guys who are watching this video right now,
you are professional YouTube creators
who've been doing this for a long time.
And I know you have a lot of great valuable tips
and ideas to share with other people who
might not feel as comfortable.
So definitely comment below and leave your advice down there.
And the rest of you, this is something
you're trying to learn about right now,
go read some of the other tips people have for you down there.
I know you'll learn a lot from them as I always do.
And if this is something you want to dig into and learn more
about, again, this is some of the things
we talk about in one of the lessons in the course called
Find Your Voice.
And that is linked up down there below.
Or a card will pop up around here
that you can click and go check that out.
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Bye.
Yeah, whether you are you feeling good or not,
if you smile, eventually, you're going to start feeling good.
Eventually.
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[LAUGH]
That's a dive.
All right--
Eventually.
--cool.
It could take years.
Yeah.