- In this video I'm going to share with you
five things that are gonna help you be
a lot more comfortable on camera,
and we're starting right now.
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So you're making videos for YouTube,
you wanna make videos for YouTube.
You've considered it at some point like,
"Hey man I really wanna make videos for YouTube.",
but for whatever reason you are struggling
with being comfortable on camera
or the idea of putting yourself on camera.
So I'm gonna help you work through that
so you can start making awesome videos
and put yourself out there on YouTube.
And real quick, let me know down in the comments below
what exactly is your struggle?
Are you having trouble getting in front of the camera
in the first place?
Or are you just trying to find a way
to make it seem more normal when you're on camera?
Trying to find a way to make it to where
when you get in front of this lens
that you feel good about it instead of feeling uncomfortable
and just not good.
Number one, before you go on camera do some exercises.
Do some movements or something to help relax your body.
Even if you're just gonna to be standing here like this
and you're not going to be doing much moving around at all,
it's still important that you relax your body
so that you're loose so that you feel good
when you get in front of the camera.
♫ I feel good na na na na na na na
Number two, drink lots of water
and practice using your voice
before you hit the record button on the camera.
Okay the water for obvious reasons
so that you don't dry out
and end up choking and coughing all over the camera.
By practicing using your voice I mean practice talking
maybe sing if you have to.
♫ La la la la la
But seriously, using your voice
maybe speaking a little bit louder than you normally would
or just practicing on projecting your voice
before you get in front of the camera,
it'll help you be a little bit less timid
once you hit the record button on your camera.
Number three, remember why you're making videos
in the first place.
This might sound a little bit out there but hear me out.
We all make videos for a bunch of different reasons
but it's important that before you get in front
of the camera that you dig deep inside of yourself,
so to speak, and remember why it is
that you're making for YouTube in the first place.
Do you have a message that you're trying to get out there?
Do you want to put yourself out in front of the world?
Are you trying to share your art, your skill set,
the things that you know?
Are you trying to generate leads?
Are you trying to get more traffic to your website?
Are you trying to get people on an email list?
Are you trying to do things in general
that are going to improve your financial situation?
Whatever the reason is dig down deep
find that reason before you get in front of the camera
so that you can remind yourself
so you can get fired up a little bit
and remind yourself why it is
that you're making videos in the first place.
As a side tip remembering that why
can also really come in handy to help push you through
and keep everything going when your subscriber rate
isn't going as good,
or things just aren't working out as you want 'em to yet.
That remembering why can make a huge difference
in how you approach everything that you're doing
on YouTube and off.
Number four, be confident in what it is that you're doing.
What I mean by that is this,
be confident in the fact that you're making progress,
be confident in the fact that you're standing
in front of the camera in the first place,
If that's something that you wanna do,
be confident that you're watching videos like this
and others like it because you're honing your craft.
Just like if you're learning any other skill,
if you're learning to play basketball,
if you're learning to play piano,
anything else that you're doing
you're going to have to spend some time
learning how to do it.
Whatever skill it is that you're trying to learn
there's a progress that you have to take.
There's steps that you have to take
that make you better and better
at what it is that you do.
We all learn new stuff every single day.
Be confident in what it is that you're doing
and the progress that you're making
and the steps that you're taking,
that there's a lot of people that wanna make YouTube videos
but they're sitting on their couch saying,
"Hey, I wanna make YouTube videos.",
but they're not doing anything about it.
You are.
If there is nothing else to be confident about
when you're making your videos,
which there is, but if there isn't,
then just rely on that, the fact that you are doing it.
You're standing in front of your camera, you're trying.
You're putting that effort out.
You're doing what you can to get the results
that you wanna get.
You're going after it.
You're not sitting there waiting for it.
It's also important to understand
that because you're in the learning process,
I mean we're all in the learning process,
that you should also give yourself a break
from time to time, you know?
Try to make everything as good as you can
but don't take it so seriously
that it's paralyzing you in front of the camera
or that it's keeping you from making videos
which is gonna give you the progress
or the results that you're after.
As a matter of fact,
I'm going to go ahead and share something with you.
10 years ago, a little over 10 years ago now,
I wanted to make a travel podcast.
I thought, hey, I'm getting ready to move to Thailand,
and I've got this big adventure in front of me
and it would be really cool to make a travel podcast.
And I was gonna do it with video
because I wasn't familiar with YouTube at the time.
I also knew 0% about producing videos,
about making anything look cool, about framing.
I didn't know anything except that I needed to stand
somewhere in the middle of the frame.
This is a part of that video.
I just left the meteor crater here in Winslow, Arizona.
Awesome experience.
The drive here was beautiful.
The crater itself is amazing.
You have to check it out if you get the chance to.
That's it.
Crazy right?
Ahh, my youth.
But as you can see a lot of progress has been made
because of number five, which is practice.
Practicing making videos as much as you possibly can
is the most important thing that you can do.
It's the only way that you're gonna build real confidence
in front of the camera and learn to do everything
that you are intimidated about doing right now.
So as soon as you can grab your camera,
get in front of it and start practicing making videos.
And you know what, go ahead and record 'em.
Go ahead and actually edit your videos
that you practice with.
You might end up using that content in the future
or after it's edited you might say to yourself,
"Wow, that's actually not too bad
after I edited it all together."
Because when you watch a raw video that's not edited
sometimes it can be a little bit uncomfortable
because things aren't cut tight and things like that.
So practice editing your videos as well
and that might make you a little bit more comfortable too.
The funny thing about practice videos is
the video that you're watching right now
is actually a practice video
because I'm practicing for a different type of video
that I'm wanting to put out
to see how you guys respond to it.
So I'm actually just making a practice video here
and I'm going to release this,
I decided here at the end of this video,
so that I can see how you guys take it.
To be honest with ya I'm curious to see
if you can even tell the difference
in what it is that I'm doing.
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