Communication is key in almost every single profession, and any role you're play in life.
Tim, Andrew, Costa, Kelsey?
You must speak to sell, to influence, to share an idea, to make laughter
Comedians, activists, CEOs, politicians, lawyers, moms, dads... nearly every role that a human can have requires that they be able to communicate with a particular audience, and to do so well.
How to get used to your camera, and being on it...
It's the age we live in. Ever since someone put a camera on a phone, people have held them out and taken a picture of themselves.
A 'selfie?!' What you can't find someone to take a picture for you? That shouldn't be called a selfie. It should be called a 'lonely.'- Sebastian Maniscalco
Some work well with scripts, others don't, but here's what everyone should do.
A speech, or a talk, is a way of helping your audience get from point A to point B, it's a bridge. So, our rule of thum is memorize your opening line, memorize your closing line, and feel free to adlib your way through the middle. If your talk is longer than 90 seconds, and has many parts, then memorize the first line, and last line of each part, that'll ensure you can transition well.
How to not be a perfectionist.
Here's the deal, cameras make people nervous, but with practice you learn to treat the camera, and an audience as if they were just one person. In fact, psychologically speaking we only ever really communicate with one person at a time.
So, never ever cut the take. If you're going to film the whole talk, or a section of it, just go all the way through.
If you stop every time you trip over your words, you're physically practicing tripping over your words. Restarting acts as a reward for screwing up. Don't practice messing up! Just go all the way through, but here's the deal...
Take three takes. Then, choose your favorite. For most of us, and for a 90 second video, that's enough.
If you're looking to be very polished, work in threes. Don't like any of the first three? Still pick your favorite (that's your practicing being decisive), then based on that one, do three more takes. Pick the best of the four, and repeat if necessary.
It's time to record, get that phone out.
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