Would you like to record yourself as a talking head, talking directly to camera for a YouTube video, website intro, Kickstarter promo, or perhaps your own online course?

Description

Are you completely freaked out by the thought of recording yourself? Or perhaps you've got confidence, but are looking to refine your technique and camera presence?

This course is designed to get you up and comfortable in front of camera, and to speak with confidence and warmth.

How does it work?

An engaging camera presence is a mixture of technique, comfort, camera setup, and a well crafted message that you believe in. All of this can be learnt, refined, practiced and achieved.

The great thing about video is that you don't need to get it right the first time - you can try and retry as often as you like, and people only ever see the bits that you decide to release.

I recently launched a course about creating online courses, and every bit of feedback I received included glowing compliments about my engaging camera presence. The thing they didn't see is how many times I forgot my lines, or scratched my nose and decided to re-take.

What they did see was the result of my years of experience in filming and training presenters, helping talented by shy people to step up to camera, and of course my own experience in talking to camera.

In this course, I lead you through the steps that have worked for me and others I have helped to captivate an audience on camera.

These steps start days before you start your "real" filming, by helping you refine your message, get comfortable with the idea of talking to a camera, develop your speaking tone, and a method for practicing that's far better than simply talking to the mirror or a friend.

As you get closer to filming, the course also explores a range of tools and ways you can setup your camera, lights and sound to evoke a particular mood, and even explores how clothes and sleep can affect your videos.

You will get coaching on your body posture, how and when to emphasise your voice, and what to do with your hands.

Each lesson in this course gives you practical skills that can help you improve your camera presence, starting from right now.

Remember that taking this course now gives you access for life, and this is indeed a living course, where I'll be on hand to answer questions, keep you motivated, and create bonus extra lessons based on your feedback.

Hope to see you inside, and let's get started on improving your camera presence!

• Anybody looking to talk to camera in a confident and engaging way
• People wanting to talk to camera to make a YouTube clip, an online course, a website intro, or a Kickstarter promo
• People who are camera shy
• People who can present well in person, but don't feel like their presence comes across well on camera
• Anybody looking for tips and tricks on a good filming setup (lights, location, camera angle, sound)
• People who can't understand why all their practicing in front of the mirror doesn't translate to good camera presence

Course content

• Welcome to the course
  • Hello and welcome to the course
  • Hi, I'm Ricky. Nice to meet you!
  • How to approach this course
• Develop your ideas and script into a message that you believe in
  • Craft a message that speaks your passions, and connects with your audience
  • Do you need an exact script? Or make it up a you go?
  • The ideal length of an online video
• Skills to get you confident and comfortable with speaking to camera
  • Build confidence: Tap into your passions, and you don't need to be perfect
  • Befriend your camera
  • Memorising lines, and a cool trick that means you don't need to remember much
  • How to speak in a way that makes you sound interesting, warm and expressive
  • Practice is vital. Here's what to do, and a story of how I improved heaps
  • Sleep, or lack of sleep, has a big effect on your camera presence
• Camera craft and practical tips for setting up your filming equipment
  • What to look for when choosing a location to film in
  • Camera positioning has a real effect on the overall tone of your video
  • How to set up lights, whether you have pro gear or just a bunch of house lamps
  • Good sound is even more important than your visuals!
  • Extra information on your filming setup
  • What to look for when testing your video set up, and when to be happy with it
• Tips for being on camera and looking absolutely captivating
  • What kind of clothes to wear that amplify your presence, and work well online
  • Posture tips to look warm, open and engaging
  • What to do with your hands
  • The 3 most important things to do to captivate your audience
• A behind the scenes tour of my routine : see the concepts in action!
  • Behind the scenes: My room setup - pro recording with fairly basic gear!
  • Behind the scenes: My preparation and warm up routine before filming
  • Behind the scenes: Watch me film a shot from start to finish
• Congratulations! Thank you, and now it's your turn!
  • Congrats and thank you! The official wrap up, and now it's over to you!
  • Bloopers - because everybody makes mistakes ;)
• Bonus videos - answers to questions
  • Maintaining an even tone between shots