Comments on: Vlog http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:52:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shari http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20119 Shari Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:49:19 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20119 Ah, one more piece of advice which just came to mind. Don't speak too quickly. You'd be surprised how people start to "rush" their speaking when they get in front of a camera or mic and it makes it incomprehensible. You look nervous and sound garbled. It's better to err on the side of slowing down your natural speech as if you were attempting to smoothly enunciate (but not over-do it) and address someone whose English wasn't quite perfect. Ah, one more piece of advice which just came to mind. Don’t speak too quickly. You’d be surprised how people start to “rush” their speaking when they get in front of a camera or mic and it makes it incomprehensible. You look nervous and sound garbled. It’s better to err on the side of slowing down your natural speech as if you were attempting to smoothly enunciate (but not over-do it) and address someone whose English wasn’t quite perfect.

]]> By: Justin http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20117 Justin Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:19:40 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20117 Sean, Shari nailed it with one word "energy". I hate speaking myself, but from what I am told I do a pretty good job at it. And I can tell you I speak total Pittsburgh-ease. The reason that I think people still like to hear me, again at least this is what I am told, is because of my energy. Oh yeah and confidence. Know your stuff left, right, up, down, and inside out. Piece o' cake. I still get nervous, never fails. ;) Sean, Shari nailed it with one word “energy”. I hate speaking myself, but from what I am told I do a pretty good job at it. And I can tell you I speak total Pittsburgh-ease. The reason that I think people still like to hear me, again at least this is what I am told, is because of my energy. Oh yeah and confidence. Know your stuff left, right, up, down, and inside out.

Piece o’ cake.

I still get nervous, never fails. ;)

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20106 Sean P Aune Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:39:26 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20106 Shari - Thanks for the pointers. I think I'm going to wait until my allergy attack is over before I attempt this *laugh* Shari - Thanks for the pointers. I think I’m going to wait until my allergy attack is over before I attempt this *laugh*

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20105 Sean P Aune Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:35:02 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20105 Roy - No, no complaining in this one... probably. Roy - No, no complaining in this one… probably.

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20104 Sean P Aune Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:34:33 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20104 Jack - Not familiar with that one, though it sounds vaguely familiar. Jack - Not familiar with that one, though it sounds vaguely familiar.

]]> By: Jack http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20099 Jack Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:48:10 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20099 I liked Ze Frank's video blog. But he edited it up one side and down the other--it looked pretty work intensive. Have you seen it? I liked Ze Frank’s video blog. But he edited it up one side and down the other–it looked pretty work intensive. Have you seen it?

]]> By: Roy http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20097 Roy Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:13:29 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20097 Can't wait to see you complain about stuff on video! Can’t wait to see you complain about stuff on video!

]]> By: Shari http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20095 Shari Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:20:56 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/09/29/vlog/#comment-20095 Don't try to be funny because it rarely works and it's much harder to be funny than informative or straightforward. Mainly, I can say that you need to do it as if you were really addressing another person and not a camera. This will help with the energy you project as well as your intonation and speaking style. You have to really sell it though. Most people who are uncomfortable on camera can come off as really flat and that makes you look pretty bad. As for where you do it, do it in a well lit place with an unfussy background (though not an area devoid of anything). I'd go with an instructional video where you teach people how to perform some complex technological task. This will keep you focussed as well as help you imagine you're teaching someone. It could also allow you to show parts of the task and not show only your face all the time which makes for a more interesting video. Good luck. Don’t try to be funny because it rarely works and it’s much harder to be funny than informative or straightforward.

Mainly, I can say that you need to do it as if you were really addressing another person and not a camera. This will help with the energy you project as well as your intonation and speaking style. You have to really sell it though. Most people who are uncomfortable on camera can come off as really flat and that makes you look pretty bad.

As for where you do it, do it in a well lit place with an unfussy background (though not an area devoid of anything). I’d go with an instructional video where you teach people how to perform some complex technological task. This will keep you focussed as well as help you imagine you’re teaching someone. It could also allow you to show parts of the task and not show only your face all the time which makes for a more interesting video.

Good luck.

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