I don't think I ever saw this post before! I was reading an article at EzineArticles that led me here...

I've been chicken about this. I got a Radio Announcer to do my audio for me because i hate the way I sound. (even though people say i have a nice voice- it sounds uggy to me!)

Thanks for your feedback.

Very true. The funny part is that we are all Danish, but I'm the only one in the family that speaks, writes and understands French so when she gave him instructions we tried to tell him, but he couldn't hear us.

Great fun though, and he remembers the Asterix Parc very fondly. If you ever come to France, you know...

Have a nice weekend everyone.

... it is a very valid point about having an actual message. I only release videos when I feel inspired and although we do so in different fields there are valid points worth taking notice of.

I agree 100% Henrik, that's why if you aren't inspired to release something you can at least record a video of you either working or talk about what you accomplished today... just for the purposes of having someone watch over your shoulder. Then you keep the video to yourself.

Again that goes back to staying away from "welcome to my site" video messages.

Haha, I checked out the YouTube vid of yours where your son is driving the bumper car... that's hilarious.

Kidding of course, but it is a very valid point about having an actual message. I only release videos when I feel inspired and although we do so in different fields there are valid points worth taking notice of.

As always, your blog is thought-provoking and always worth reading, and knowing that this was the ninth comment you will soon be driven towards writting again.

I love this circular logic.

PS: For the curious: http://www.youtube.com/user/henrikblunck although some of it is in Danish.

I had a conversation over the phone with another internet marketer just today. He was working on recording some how-to Camtasia screencap videos and he said the following:

"I know I'll probably screw up the installation, so I'm going to do a practice installation FIRST, and THEN record the actual video."

My response to him was: "Just leave the video running during both attempts!" It doesn't hurt anyone, AND you'll take it more seriously if the cameras are rolling, and you can even hand it off to your business partner or mentor and ask what could be better.

Once again, just because you record a video DOESN'T mean you have to share it.

Lots of umms to root out!!

Thanks Again

Dale Maxwell

Yes, I need to pay more attention to diction but overall I need outline where I'm going instead of rambling on.

I require an outline as well... and the surprising thing is, it doesn't matter how strict it is.

When I record Camtasia videos and I'm demonstrating something, I have the WHOLE e-book chapter written, as well as whatever thing I'm demonstrated (program or script). This way, instead of freezing up, I just go back to the e-book and start reading stuff aloud.

When I record PowerPoint slides (installing Camtasia adds a plugin to PowerPoint so you can record PowerPoint into Camtasia), I make the slides into a highly abbreviated form of the book... 6 to 12 WORDS per slide. Sometimes less.

Then I have the actual book printed out in front of me and I just read. (I make little marks on the page for when it's time to go to the next slide.)

But yes, you're right, having an outline is a big deal and it's not that big of a deal to do... don't get carried away, just spend 5 minutes writing up something simple.

Once again Robert, you nailed it.

Yes, I need to pay more attention to diction but overall I need outline where I'm going instead of rambling on.

Either that or market these videos as true cure for insomnia.

The worse thing is I shoulda known better.

Oh well, thanks again Robert.

God bless,

Andy

I've been working on the way I talk, mainly speed, clarity and to remove excessive use of certain words.

Oh yeah, that's a big one for me too, Kenth. I noticed that I used to start way too many sentences with the word "so" ... I've cut down on that big time.

If you don't watch your own videos, you might be doing something that's bugging the CRAP out of your viewers. for example, last year for work I had to sit through 12 hours of training videos for a particular software product.

The guy presenting the video ALWAYS asked a question before explaining every single thing. This meant he asked a new question every couple of minutes... followed by the word "WELL."

Instead of saying, "You can use (blank) feature by doing this." He would say, "How do you use (blank feature)? Well, you do this."

It doesn't seem too bad but imagine having to sit through that every 2 minutes for 12 hours.

If you are THAT annoying in real life, you can pick up on the other person's words or body language. But in a video, the communication is one-way.

Videos work best if they feel like a conversation... where the viewer just happens to not be talking at the moment. When you do things that annoy or confuse your viewer, it no longer feels like a conversation and they are instantly lost.