Try This Simple Test

[@wkcw1]

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”

[@obscurity8415]

How to With Claus, a new series. Claus the only person who can make World of Tanks interesting by not mentioning it once! Keep on talking, that why we watch.

[@Crullie]

When Claus says, "It will depress all of you, HaHahahahahahaha". So funny just great, big Thumb Up as always 👍👌

[@elliemaesrehab3348]

Talking to rotating classes of 28 middle school munchkins for 7 hours removes any fear of talking .... and instills a whole new set of fears 🤣🤣

[@donaldakin2526]

Now that is a scenario that I could never imagine being part of lol.

[@W0lframAlpha8133]

A growing community of former WoT players. 😂

[@muskokamike127]

ex wot players non wot players wot players who have ceased to be

[@tycorcoran4490]

I didn't do anything about it, the Army did. I had to learn to speak to groups. Now it is no problem.

[@oroville12345]

Same here they throw you into the fire 🔥😊

[@Def_01_RG]

Same here. 🎉

[@melangellatc1718]

I was an air traffic controller (FAA) for 30 years... and used to pay you a good bit monthly for your wonderful vids. I miss the job terribly and need to get back playing WoT!! I've never had any issue talking... to people, myself, people on airwaves, etc. luckily.

[@FUall-g2s]

Claus... I watch all your stuff...your a real dude.....I lived in Alaska for 12 years as a bush mechanic.

[@the_SolLoser]

Damn... it's not just the birds, but the bushes are robots too!! 🙃😂

[@Bowl_of_roses]

Synonym - where it's a battle to find another word for 'struggle'.

[@hansvanhemert845]

You suck😂

[@tycorcoran4490]

@@Bowl_of_roses test

[@muskokamike127]

6:54 gotta say, that chaffee and the box were working as an awesome team. Light tank spotting heavy killing. Beautiful.

[@solidsmokerockabilly]

Thank you for your great service in providing such a great content, I am just an Feierabend Player of WOT and mixed my blues in my last upload away with hot classic USA Music. Rocking regards, Peter

[@matthewandrews9052]

For thanksgiving I will be smoking a Turkey on my Yoder pellet smoker. Did it last year and it turned out well. Happy Turkey day to all the Clausians.

[@chucksydlo776]

Spent about 8 years teaching highly technical stuff. I learned as much as I taught, was much better after the first year. Mostly simple things to make things run smoother and to be able to speak more accurately about the subject and get my points across with less confusion. I was still learning when I left. Practice is hard to replace. We are there for you in spirit! :)

[@Smallbore40X]

One of the most important things about speaking to an audience is to be a subject matter expert. People pick up very quickly if you are not an expert in the subject you are talking about. Many people get so wrapped up in trying to deliver all of their material they just ramble through the text of their notes or prepared statements. Speak to your audience like you are having a conversation in your living room.

[@michaelcorall3282]

Watched QB recently. Made me appreciate how cool your show is. Stay cool dude.....

[@jumpferjoy1st]

For you Claus, I was SHOCKED by this video.🤣🤣 I wont do the exercise, but that is because two years ago I had a full laryngectomy. So my voice is more gruff dirty old man, when before it was Royal Tunbridge Wells received pronunciation.

[@russwoodward8251]

Nicely played, both games. I like the competition in the lower tiers. Talking clearly to others is probably the most important thing we can do in business, entertainment and personal communications. Playing in a band helps, being in plays at the local theater, and, of course, making these videos all make us better speakers. You are spot on about politicians. Trained speakers is all they are. We're just glad that you are good at it. :)

[@2tone209]

I'M NOT DOING IT I HAVE A FACE FOR RADIO AND A VOICE FOR SILENT MOVIES

[@zacharyhayden957]

relatable but public speaking is a skill everyone should try to improve.

[@carldavis6299]

Claus......😂.....I had to rewatch this video, just so I could respond. I did what you suggested and recorded myself for 30 seconds. As I was watching it.....I looked like a complete moron. My girlfriend and I were rotfl our ass' off. I can never be a KZbinr. That was some funny shit bro .... LMFAO 😂😂😂😂

[@ClausKellerman]

Nice!

[@KOS762]

It's the funny things we want to see. Maybe, your a star. We would love to see your 30 seconds of fame. Maybe Claus would accept our short videos and make a compilation of why we need Claus to do videos for us. Otherwise we end up having to watch stuff like you and I did. lol

[@rdam50]

The "Eh" story reminded me of my old classical Greek teacher in secondary school. Whenever, during a verbal test, you would say "Eh" he would deduct half a point (on a scale of 1-10)! As he used to say: think before you talk and don't waste my time with "Eh"....... Ah well, those were the days!

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

Thats actualy a clever way of teaching. Did you unlearn it at his classes? In my schoool the Dutch teatser kinda did the same. If whe answert "dat weet ik toch niet" (pfff... i dont know) 3 time when he askt you a question he would give you a blanc papper and you had to write done all the things you DID know... After 3 times, you paid attention in his class becouce he had a lot of blanc papaers... 😂😂😂

[@rdam50]

@@vincentwiddershoven2122 Didn't seem to be so clever to us at the time 😀. However, in my professional and private life I had to do a lot of public speeches, and I always thought of this teacher and tried to avoid "Eh..". Also we were never allowed to use "Het is dus zo dat...". (Try to translate that in English..). Another deduction of 0,5 points would follow for using 5 words without saying anything. It's funny that I still keep avoiding this common phrasing. I think the old teacher would be spurprised to know the impact of his penalties so many years ago. And yes, I did go to school in Holland......a long time ago.

[@kjd6252]

The SU100 player deserves an extra mark of excellence for the art of knocking down trees correctly. Class channel Claus 👍🏻

[@michaelhildebrandt1898]

Ehhmm... Ddo we get a afree rethoric seminar today? I love it :-) Ehhmm... And yes we want to see your recording studio :-) Give us a look around or better a complete room tour

[@JanTalens]

Yes, a tour! Mr. Kellerman, I’ve been watching you for so many years and never got a peek behind the scenes. Do you even have a behind-the-scenes, or is it just you sitting in a swivel creaking chair, plotting world domination with a cup of coffee that’s always suspiciously full? Either way, I’m intrigued. Let’s make it happen!😊

[@RAMelloh-ij5sl]

Claus, like really, you know, um, I mean, really, like, absolutely, like, like, I mean, like, you know, right, absolutely, like I mean, me and you got it, right? This is the state of modern discourse in life, on TV, in cinema and in print. The correct usage of proper pronouns is a lost art as well. GGs.

[@grantderue]

Exciting Chameleon had good platoon mates. The T-150 on his team was a head scratcher.

[@daviddill4419]

The first time I listened to my phone message I didn’t think it was my voice,lol. I uhh err love your videos, keeps me sane.

[@6ffrey958]

Your discussion reminded me "like" all those young girls saying LIKE "like" over and "like over again. "Like" every fifth or "like" sixth word that "like" comes out of their mouth.

[@davidlabedz2046]

I miss the time when the KV-2 had a really good HE round! Thanks to Claus for Intro to becoming a YT sensation.

[@ettingerp]

Yes, I’d love to see the room where you do the recording in total. And, if you don’t mind, a complete tour of your residence. Or just the outside

[@PhaQ2]

Practicing precision in communication is a life long lesson.

[@eclypse1259]

Damn, looking forward to 4 days straight of “coffee & tanks” with the upcoming holiday, then well deserved reward right around the corner!

[@markmcarthur4353]

Claus loves to talk......I think he could talk about just about anything and sometimes even make sense :)

[@nunojm95]

The only WOT youtuber that I see daily is Claus. I genuinely think that you are the best on this. 😉👌🏼

[@joshuaboudreau5258]

Doing good. Some would say adequately sufficient!

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

At my former work i gave classes about speaking to small groups. Most where ambarest at the start but quickly overcam that. On of my go-to assigments whas to let them tallk ( infront of there group) about something they realy loved like sports, animals, art. For the most that broke the ice and they grew from there. There a many little tricks in life to leard you basic communication skills, just try to find what fits bestwith you. 😊

[@ernestpaul2484]

As an example of how effective this tutorial that Claus has just presented, he was able to utilize this method over a period of 2 or so years in his deliberate campaign to be fired AND receive a severance upon being released. It worked for Claus, it can work for you.

[@pernellfrantz8875]

Great videos Claus, greetings from an old guy in nothern Sask who just started playing WoT. Keep it going.

[@carlvondrunker7855]

Man I'm killing it this week. Feel great and have secured a catered , pre cooked Thanksgiving dinner so no will have to do a damn thing. So it'll be football and drinks, waiting for the meal to heat up.

[@rogerwehrens3788]

Thumbs Up Claus. Its so amusing listening en watching you. It makes my day. Keep going😁🇳🇱

[@wotviewer]

excellent, great value vid from Claus, don't have to skip the first minute to leap the "intro" hope he is making even more money from the subscribers

[@math4U1234]

Man, that is one big boom stick for a T6. "Hail to the King baby!"

[@patrickburns8033]

Claus, there is a radio panel game in the UK called 'Just a Minute'. Contestants have to talk for a minute on a given subject without hesitation, repetition or deviating from the subject. Amusing show that has been going for about 50 years, plenty of clips on the internet.

[@diatonicdelirium1743]

Free tip: tell stories and read to your kids or grandkids (and record yourself). They don't mind either way so it's great practice! I did notice them nodding off a bit while explaining the halting problem, and they pretended not knowing Alan Turing, Alonzo Church or David Hilbert.

[@diatonicdelirium1743]

While giving free tips: sing to yourself, your spouse and (grand)children, it improves the speaking voice as well.

[@jack-xf6il]

Thanks, er, Claus!

[@KOS762]

I am Italian.... Animation is my main attribute in conversation. Any Italian will agree... We need our hands to talk or we are paralyzed.

[@john0815]

Thnx Claus I like to listen to waisted conversations you always learn something 👍🏼☺️

[@ohcrap3263]

I can't believe the sound of my own voice, it is not pleasant

[@stephenm234]

Crazy person talking to himself this video made my long ass day worth it!!

[@billsomerville3663]

A Clause Master Class

[@jimskowyra7879]

Toastmasters is a good group for learning public speaking. Each meeting, one person is designated as the, "Um Counter." You learn to embrace the silence rather than feel compelled to use fillers like, "um," and "yea, so"

[@abedoya]

Claus... I think a good idea is to make a script. Writing a script will help you define the main ideas and will help with continuity. Les hmm and um, more time with a continuous speech.

[@thecellulontriptometer4166]

I’ve never had any trouble talking for a long time without stumbling on words. My problem is knowing when people don’t want to hear anymore.

[@Def_01_RG]

Almost x- mas event. The best event there is, the atmosphere is unbeatable ❤🎉

[@otakarkuby3926]

Erm is a hard one to drop. but getting rid of it brings clarity of thought to some degree.

[@Born_4_Battle]

You're making videos at 5:15 am? Now that's loving what you do!😉

[@matthewandrews9052]

Claus…the box tank went clockwise….

[@AntzWar]

I definitely 'erm' and 'eh' if I record a video live, its like a habit to fill in the space while your brain is thinking, for any recordings of gameplay I pre-record and then add voice-over using a script or having some written notes to remember what i need to say, speaking live or public speaking is really difficult, you seem a natural at it Claus

[@markwilkinson294]

Came here for the game play footage, left knowing how to be a better public speaker.

[@vanvan-oc4nj]

Ah, mid Tier, nice ! Good platoon and boxtank ! ....ehh what test ? Was watching exciting vid !

[@oroville12345]

I used to be scared of public speaking ... Then i joined the army and they made me teach a class almost every Thursday now i have zero problems public speaking for a long time its a breeze.

[@matthewschauenburg]

What ever happened to your new windows in your house, Claus?

[@ClausKellerman]

finale coming soon

[@MarkoMakela-kk7qf]

By the way your advice for people to how to speak and act was quite good. I myself haven't had that problem as my mother pushed me to speak to about 100 people and as much as it felt stressing I never tacled with my words even if my heart was beating like the bat from the hell...

[@markwoodhouse7043]

This should be interesting because i had a stroke four years ago. Let's try!

[@kenward7627]

I play World of tanks on xbox off and on. However, I like claus and his videos even though it's videos from world of tanks on pc. It's just so of the best and funniest stuff I have ever watched

[@perseidenstrom]

A good way to avoid the word "uuum" (most of the time people have an open mouth saying that and looks like an idiot for 1 second9 is to just keep your mouth closed and just do a "mmmm" or humming sound. You can also use that as a first step to totally avoid any "uuums" or "mmm" sounds while you are speaking. And of course slowing down your speach also helps.

[@MM-gq1le]

Claus please critique your old Tortoise vid. It was the first one I watched and I was hooked!

[@morecowbell20]

I would love to get a peek at your recording environment!

[@nubbyg9096]

Hey you’re trending on reddit WoT site. I voted. And now I go play pixel tanks

[@2tone209]

AY UP CLAUS

[@dobiem1]

... says "Translate to English" English not found :) Greetings to you as well however.

[@craciuns]

fun... fun... fun... Master Claus 😃

[@stevewebster5729]

I only realised, after listening back to a live radio interview that I gave for a work project, that when in such situations I slip into a broad Brummie accent... UK Clausians will know what this means, others will have to google it 😀

[@generalpublic3744]

Yow alright? 😉

[@stevewebster5729]

@generalpublic3744 bostin

[@Krowalsch]

Thanks Claus. Iam fine today i hope you too. Are you going to open some Christmas Boxes this year? If yes, iam Looking forward to it.

[@KOS762]

GG Box tank. Epic result

[@mousegeek]

The SU-100Y re-loaded fast!

[@draz1556]

I am a teacher and rewatching lessons i gave during covid was painful.

[@nicomeier8098]

Yes Jouri, Box tank is strongk tank.

[@generalpublic3744]

Fair to state that Claus has very good sound quality in his videos, but does not find it necessary to have a huge microphone in front of him. Why do KZbinrs do that? In case they feel the need to hide behind it? My tip for those who struggle to communicate, use a script, or have bullet points clearly written down to give you memory joggers on what you want to say. Most people who give speeches have something in front of them written down they can refer to, so why shouldn't you? Then, when you get to communicate more effectively and are as confident as Claus waxing loquacious, you wont need the props!

[@markcrisp8905]

time to see claus game play haven't seen it in awhile

[@ASOIAF-Henrik]

Its true, its super difficult. Recently Ive started to record some videos myself (not wot related) and I was shocked how difficult it was, even with powerpoint slides prepared, I basically only have to read from and fill in the gaps. But with the power of cutting the shit out of the audio, I sound halfway coherent. But no way I could do a one taker, not right now at least

[@johnmcguire9831]

I also recommend record your self speaking to others - you'll be surprised

[@richardk552]

One of my favorites early on was the T67 TD. It is fast enough and stealthy enough to TD and scout. Can you have a vid covering it?

[@JoeSteffy1932]

Yes, I'm no good at public speaking, I hate a larger group of people focusing on me. I can talk to a small group of my buddies, no problem. I've made a few videos and hate having a camera focused on me too. Just not my thing. 🤷

[@hansdegroot652]

Best is to talk to you're phone tottaly drunk and than listen to it when you are sober again 😂

[@marksmith4298]

Life is good!

[@jamesdavies630]

I agree that you're good at the talking part. The making sense part is questionable at times. NO SOUP FOR YOU

[@dughuff8825]

Now the whole WOT community was SHOCKED at the sound of their own voices!

[@jamesblack946]

Claus bringing joy to the Xmas season! We got lots of snow. Have you um been cross um country skiing yet. Lots of downhill skiing going on, looks like a good season. I hope you got Marty some good boots, dogs love wearing them. LOL. I guess you are busy waiting in line to put snow tires on your cars. It is weird that snow and ice happen every year and people wait till their first accident to put the snows on. I know you probably did it a month ago cause you a smart MFer. I hope you are staying warm with your new renos. Stay frosty, literally. Hope to see more stuff soon.

[@karlnitz1126]

I know Master Bates, he's my right hand man...

[@user-me6dx6xk1g]

What! No Grille?

[@hansvanhemert845]

Who put the grille on the hill??

[@YoungerFuthark]

Who didn't put the grille in the match!

[@darby5987]

Claus - I agree. We have fun with you. Sure, we don't always talk about WoT directly even though it runs in the background. Maybe the answer is you have an older audience; maybe we tend to be closer to Baby Boomers than Gen "X-cetera" people. Our perspective is simply different.

[@darby5987]

And to younger members here - fricken welcome to you all! We are all, no matter the age, the future. Cowboy up!

[@cb3391]

👈☕👍 Learning how to" lose to win". 😜👍 Doing great, yeeehaaaw.

[@cb3391]

Claus, it's because your channel is Tank bros kicking back and just talking over morning coffee. 👈☕👍

[@cb3391]

If I got into making videos I have " toyed" with the idea of stop motion entertainment videos. 🤔

[@cb3391]

I'm the arm waver, with random scratching... 😂

[@ernestpaul2484]

Claus, this venture will not work with me. Although I can articulate rather eloquently on various subjects, some that are complete bullshit because I have the ability to just pull it out my ass, I have a certain speech "impediment". It is not that I have a lisp or stutter, it is much worse. After living in NC for over 30+ years and being assimilated into The South, I still have my Northern New Jersey accent. I did not think I still had one under one day (similar to your experiment) I had my cell phone which is on a mount in my Tahoe, recording a shitty driver ahead of me. I made a few comments on his performance during the recording which was picked up by the mic. A couple of days later, after dismissing the incident, I was cleaning out my gallery and hit the play on the video. I sounded EXACTLY like my younger brother who has lived in NJ his entire life. I could have been a contender on the Sopranos. So there you have. Now I have to "foreghet about it!"

[@markhorner6182]

Claus, what for you ask me to post a test vid? Revisit some of your first posts! I've followed you for a long time! Don't be ashamed of where you started. I liked, to for kill the stupid's! Remanence, laugh at yourself! Maybe revisit an old post and provide new commentary. Pay a tribute to how you started. Bring back the beginning accent , Love all the characters in your head.

[@christopherholladay918]

I love my IKV 103 that tank hits hard, I shot a IS 3 for 315 damage

[@geeussery8849]

Hey Claus, what editing software do you use, uh.

[@vincentwiddershoven2122]

What whas your first video on this channel Claus. Would love to see you growed from then to now. 😃

[@Def_01_RG]

What is marty thinking of you while you talking too someone invisible? 😂

[@mikesecor6074]

I turned my phone camera around, and immediately got sick.

[@SmellySumtom]

I have been using an "Honor or Valentine" lately. My attention has been grinding two of my console commanders, one with silent driving and the other without. My Honor commander's 9th console skill is coming up which is a big decision for me: either or "Marked Target or Deadeye"? I'm too new to the game to know which would better fit a med/heavy stealth tank commander better between those two skills. *Falling back to ambush has been my tactic of choice in combating the new gatling guns.*

[@johnmcguire9831]

Klaus the new Zig Zigler ;)