March 24, 2010
Presenting to Camera – video tutorials
To many people the idea of presenting to a camera is extremely daunting. It doesn’t have to be. I believe that you should appear on camera as you do in reality – the real, natural you. The first mistake most people make is to assume that because there is a camera looking at them, they need to act like a television presenter or broadcaster – Wrong!
Others who are familiar with public speaking usually believe that the process of delivering to a camera will be easy. How many times have I heard people tell to me that talking to a camera won’t be a problem for them as they regularly speak to groups of 100s of people at a time – then spent a couiple of hours working with them to deliver a short presentation to a camera.
To attempt to help people who would like to present to a camera in a more natural and comfortable style I have created a series of short video tutorials. The first one investigates the difference between presenting styles on screen and to a live audience:
The rest of the series can be viewed here on my YouTube channel
