What is up Explearners! Welcome back and for those of you who are new welcome I'm so
happy you're here this is a channel that's going to help you improve your interpersonal
communication skills your public speaking and you're on and off camera presence so today
we are talking about building your on-camera confidence so let's jump right into it. Here is how you're going to get
to be more confident and more comfortable on camera. First thing I want to do is practice
speaking on camera but here's the thing the camera is off the camera is not rolling the
lens is covered you're building up towards becoming a more confident and comfortable on camera
speaker. Number two: imagine you're talking to your best friend or someone who makes you feel
all warm and fuzzy inside those positive people in your life so instead of thinking of it [as]
oh this is a camera lens and it's freaking me out right now, I want you to think "I'm making eye contact with my best friend" and looking them in the eye that will
make you feel more relaxed and it will increase your performance. Number 3: I want you to laugh out loud that
kind of laughter that fills you right in the gut and you know what this is going to relax you and make you feel more at ease so
what you do is you laugh a whole lot and then you ease right into what you're going to say so the camera can be off while you're
laughing or the camera can be rolling while you're laughing and then you get all that laughter footage and then you ease right into what you're gonna
say on camera and you'll see that you're so relaxed and so calm and just totally zen
give me a comment below if you are camera shy the next thing I want you to do is practice
but now with the cameras rolling so you'll have some recorded footage and what's really great is
that you'll be able to watch that and see what you're doing really well and what you want
to be doing less of pay attention to whether you're fidgeting or whether you're making eye contact
with the camera "your best friend" what are you doing that you really like and what're you doing that you
don't want to really be doing anymore. This will be great to help you get more comfortable and confident on camera. And to see what else you can keep doing really well. The other thing you can do is start a YouTube channel or an IGTV feed or start posting on Insta-Stories you don't have to necessarily share this with anyone this can be private you could share it with
your inner Circle people you trust and avoid the judgement but what's important here is that
you are building momentum and then there is a sense of accountability associated with
posting regularly the more you do it the more comfortable you will become because again
this is all practice I really want to emphasize do not be overly harsh and overly critical
of yourself we are all a work in progress and I want you to keep that in mind that is
something to have perspective on and do not think that person X or person Y is perfect
and they have their whole lives together because no one is perfect and we are all a work in progress
the fact that you're watching this video is testament to wanting to improve your interpersonal
communication skills and you're on and off camera communication skills so keep it up
and know that you're doing a great job I just know it. And lastly, please please please do not care what
other people think it is just not worth your precious brain power which you can be using
on creating and doing good things and showing people that you love that you care all the other things you
can be doing instead of worrying about other people and what they think of you. The people who
are your friends love you because you're you your audience will love you because you're you. So go out there build that confidence and be you. Alright Explearners, that's it for this video
I hope you found it informative and I hope you try out these different strategies to
get you more confident on camera share it with a friend who would like it and also make
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Happy Explearning!