How to Talk to the Camera!

[@CoachJeremy]

I like to pretend I'm shooting KZbin videos while I'm driving, I go over some of the topics I want to cover. It works well, but it does hurt my Uber rating

[@Jamesmatthews]

I do this too srs

[@trthomaswroberts]

🙃

[@mikesinghfilms]

😂

[@anaandrade5277]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@luisportas]

Hahahaha! Comedy vlog? Subscribed!

[@MOTIVATIONBYDAR]

To be honest you sound like a professional KZbinr which means you improved massively. I think KZbin has it's own sound compared to old media formats.

[@icancook5898]

Yeah.

[@ValAlabatin]

i like your voice clear and easy to understant your instruction. thanks

[@classicfun3288]

check out kingcobraJFS if u wanna see a pro youtuber.

[@jacksp8de]

Very interesting. What I would recommend is listening to good podcasts. It allows you to hear how people who talk form ideas and talk at the same time.

[@ImRobPi]

Man, how you sounded two years ago is what I sound like now.

[@Hexspa]

At least your writing is concise.

[@DaveKatague]

haha same

[@jujylato7841]

Same

[@susancorgi]

no, he got better. it’s not just the sound but also the rhythm and the movement

[@Itsmelinalee]

Lol I know i feel like I sound the same too smh

[@MentorsApproach]

Haha took me like 250 videos to figure it out. Over 1.5 years to like my voice... All practice. Keep working hard on it. Great video.

[@WadeMcMaster]

It's definitely 'a practice makes perfect' thing lol.ever compared newest to oldest vlogs before, it's always interesting :)

[@ShanMichaelEscasio]

I hope i can overcome it.

[@PresidentUSVI]

Can’t stand my own voice on video. I sound so different makes me self conscious. When I listen to myself I have to ask if it’s me speaking. What I here with my ears as I talk is not the same voice I hear when I hear a playback. It weird.

[@elliscody06]

PresidentUSVI It’s because when you speak you’re hearing a combination of your head voice and a little of what’s coming out of your mouth. Your voice resonating in your head sounds different than what people actually hear. Singers deal with this when we record. It took me a long time to get used to what I actually sound like.

[@crusader2603]

Cody Ellis Music if I record and listen to myself every day will I improve?

[@truphotos8476]

Great tips for speaking on camera! I think a lot of it boils down to practise, practise, practise! The most important point I realised over the years, is to get started. It doesn't matter if it's just a baby step, but if we make sure we're taking tiny steps forward, we can be sure that we're improving!

[@JoeSneaker]

On my blogs I got rid of the "UH"s by thinking with my mouth CLOSED. I noticed that when I was searching my mind for words, I'd say "UH" everytime. Now I just pause with my mouth closed when trying to think of my next point. I hope this helps someone. :-)

[@Andresvideo]

Interesting! Will give that a try!

[@SeanFitzgerald]

thank you

[@AmberMunir]

Definitely going to try this from now on

[@mcdcvd]

I value your lesson and -amazed that you explained exactly why I naturally don’t have Ahs Ums - eventually this led me to teaching students and executives how to stop these unnecessary repeated sounds which are not proper words - another way is to practice substituting these sounds with proper words like ‘and’ ‘’also’ and many more - hope this helps too

[@officialWWM]

If you are well prepared, you won't have that problem...

[@PoultryfarmGuide]

It's so relaxing knowing that I am not the only one on this boat. Thanks for your sincerity

[@THEKITPLUG]

Wow, this gives me hope. Great video bro. Well said.

[@kedrprao]

I am watching this video after 2 and half years and you have no idea how much it has helped me! Thanks Daniel

[@ethantglenn]

Diggin this! Super important and not enough people acknowledge how hard it actually is to sound like you know what you’re talking about on KZbin 😂

[@AdisCandra]

this self doubt is so strong when i speak on camera but then i push through & then come this voices in my head saying i'm stupid. it's not nice.

[@Christinamychas]

You are hands down my favourite KZbinr to learn basic (and advanced) principles in filmmaking and editing. To the point, practical and you cover things that everyone should know so well. Thank you SO much - keep it coming!

[@dandigitalcom]

*Appreciate your humility* to show that older video of yourself 🙏🏽 I released my 1st video and was embarrassed by how long it took me to get to the point! So thanks for the small confidence boost dude.

[@homesteadingusa]

When I shoot all seems well, but then I watch and I agree with you, Embarrassing! And Edit.

[@asifjaved7672]

Dude, I checked your first video ''How To Write a Successful Resume In 2019'' and I think it is a great video. Why did you get embarrassed? All you need is good microphone.

[@dandigitalcom]

@@asifjaved7672 Thanks Brutha, I recently purchased a new Mic, makes a HUGE difference, in editing too - thanks

[@lifecraft1201]

I found that the best way is to just practice talking in front of the camera and allow yourself complete freedom to play and experiment without holding anything back. I see too many people trying to conform to some type of ideal or copy some "confident people". I believe a better approach is to embrace your unique personality and get in touch with your natural, authentic way of expressing yourself. This will give you a solid foundation for enjoying creating all future videos and keep developing skills that will grow you as a person in all areas of life, no matter how successful you channel becomes.

[@AronBagel]

I can confirm, Daniel's voice is just as calm and soothing in real life

[@evanrossmedia]

Found this in suggested videos. GREAT WATCH this will help me a lot, and something I never even thought about before thank you for the video!

[@ryanthompson1339]

Ending sentences on “the down” ... super helpful.

[@AlexanderStefanovBg]

That's what I noticed too. I agree.

[@TheFamilyONetwork]

Bro I am going down the rabbit hole of KZbin university as I’m trying to level up our KZbin channels. Thank you for that game about the “power box”. I noticed in my presentation type videos on my other channel that when I do start thinking about my head movements that’s when I start stumbling and rambling. Thank you so much for the insight. Savings this on my personal playlist. Will definitely use it going forward.

[@kingsmustrise]

super knowledgeable and always inspirational

[@camicees]

Very creative way to plug your LUTS love it!

[@helal_miah]

Great advice Daniel. The desire for perfection is always the killer for a lot of people. (And why I haven't had the courage to publish anything!). It's a process a d great to see how much you have grown!

[@letsgotoystv3187]

Thank you for posting this. It is encouraging to see.. I’ve been beating myself up over my biggest weakness which is talking on camera. I’ve watched so many of your videos and just assumed you were a natural from day 1. Thank you for being transparent

[@ZainobMathewCreate]

You've definitely gotten better speaking since that last video! Great example of how we can all grow with practice and just going for it! ❤️

[@homesteadingusa]

Thank You Daniel for helping us little folk out here trying to figure out Do's and Don'ts in growing our channel. Keeping it real is one of your gifts that has attracted many of us to follow you each week. Peace

[@BornAdventures]

"If you're talking like this with your hands the whole time it's going to be difficult for people to focus on what you're saying", then your camera loses focus to emphasize the point. That's a well-trained camera you have there!

[@GustavoMendozaCanales]

I thought he was going to mention his hands looking HUGE!

[@qtben17]

Im watching Ted talks and those public speakers rarely do the hand gestures.

[@timmychooi]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing...one thought, as a fellow Canadian myself, I think we tend to finish a lot of our sentences with an upward inflection, so it's something to work on!

[@kelly___lopez]

I just clicked on the video cause I saw a banana

[@TheHerbalStore]

Kelly Lopez 🤣

[@wulandinitanjung6321]

🤣

[@KK-gc5lj]

That's called banana clickbait 😁

[@simongoode7025]

you're going to be watching this channel a lot then .... :-)

[@productreview2195]

Same

[@ZietInvests]

Watched this 6 months ago when i had 0 subs. Now im here again with 1.7K subs thanks to you! Practice makes perfect, keep doing it guys!

[@Sky-wakka]

This video helped a ton. I used to umm and uhh so much it’s hard to watch after I record it. Glad you mention ending on a down cause I didn’t realize I was always ending on ups. This really helped me improve my vlogging

[@PeterLindgren1]

The whole talking to a camera thing is something that you have to grow into a lot and You had some great tips in there to make it go quicker, Thanks! My biggest hurdle is to speak English as a native Swedish speaker and i stumble on the words A LOT. I always tend to forget that nobody is going to see the result until you post it... Weird...

[@clinttustin]

The boardroom tip is perfect 👌

[@Thewyattryan]

Here I am two year later on the dot watching this video to help with a video class I'm in for school. Love your channel Daniel!

[@DuncanSmith]

Absolutely awesome idea for a video! I try to imagine that I’m talking to one of my close friends, it gets a lot easier over time 👊🏻

[@allenmoore9848]

Hey Daniel I started out like a piece of animated cardboard when first I tried speaking on camera. 2 years on and I am still struggling with remembering what I am supposed to be talking about and usually have my mouth go dry/choke on saliva or trip over my words. Result is up to 20+ takes before I get it right. What helped me was to script my words and narrate with them if off camera or use a teleprompter on camera. Literally overnight I was able to relax and speak more confidently without running out of voice. On camera if I need to break eye contact I will tell the audience what I am about to do so they understand. ex. "just give me a moment and I will put this item safely aside" or " I will just need to look at my notes" I tend to use hand gestures as well but had never heard of the power box area. Thanks for making me aware of it.

[@cillboon]

Check out that sunset outside at 5:19. You should've be out shooting that. Liked the tips. And kudos for showing us where you came from two years ago. Rome wasn't built in a day.

[@koriowhite]

Aaaaand this is why this channel has grown so much, I think I have gotten so much value out of it than all other channels combined. Don't be mad at Daniel for getting huge on youtube, learn to add value to your audience. Thanks again man for all you do!

[@awillingvessel238]

i don't know if it's the quality of the camera or the lut but your skin is flawless

[@blueskythinking8233]

One smooth dude...

[@beatboxerjonasz2]

LIGHTNING, not camera

[@NajgorszyEver]

beatboxerjonasz2 I think you meant LIGHTING ziomek

[@beatboxerjonasz2]

@@NajgorszyEver heh podobne słowa

[@dexterrr9163]

some video editing technics but i think his face is naturally clean

[@tannerbushman5460]

Bro this video was ahead of it’s time, talking on camera is like the most useful skill of 2020 lol

[@TechWithBrett]

Great tips!

[@simongoode7025]

Great vid man. No idea if this is useful for anyone, but there's a small tip I got (maybe from NLP) where the "past" is the audiences left and the "future" is the audiences right. So if you're saying "I used to be like this" (gesture to your right, audience left) "but now I learnt to do this" (gesture to you're left, audience right). The theory is this will be congruent with typical left to right in communication, and I've found it does really work and I notice the reaction is more buyin/engagement. e.g. when I'm delivering training I go to the audience left to 'anchor' an idea then I move to audience right, when I'm asking them to consider taking an action etc.

[@ZebVisuals]

Bro Daniel I swear ur last video and this video are on point everything I wanted to know. Daniel The Psychic back at it again!!! 🙌🏾

[@joymae]

This was so helpful. When I first started I hated my voice so I started making the speed of my video faster to sound “more upbeat”. Now looking back, I cringe watching those early edits!!! End of story practice makes perfect and don’t be so hard on yourself

[@MiKole86]

I REALLY like this video. It made me re-examine how I speak on camera. But the real question is...how do I change someone's eye color in Final Cut Pro X?!? Can we actually do that?!

[@tanishsharma]

MiKole why do you wanna do thatt

[@TonyOi]

Yes u can.

[@thatlucidguy]

This is weird

[@thatlucidguy]

He is referring to the part at 2:00

[@bryanauer]

Me too lol and would also like to see how you mask and change eye color. Would like to see your work flow

[@thetomandjoeshow3080]

Your hand gestures are very coordinated when you are speaking. It’s subtle, but keeps your viewers engaged and really keeps your audience tuned in.

[@MarkHoltze]

Damn really good advice here. If I may say so, yes you have come a long, long, long way since your two year anniversary. Today’s KZbin audience probably would have “no soup for you, NEXT’ED” you 😂. Inflection and eye contact huge points as well. Notes definitely help, I have to fully prepare because I don’t personally like jump cuts (I will cover them if I can’t get around them). I try to speak in full sentences as well. I’ll do a second third or 10th take if I don’t like how it sounds so listening to what you are saying is also helpful. Eye contact, the lens is a cold dead soulless beast, behind it are engaged viewers, so it makes looking down the barrel and keeping it there challenging, but break away too much from it (especially if you have a rear facing monitor to look at yourself in) is super distracting and inadvertently disengages the audience. Agreed practice helps, impossible to get good without experience. Great video man, the hand gestures “power box” is new to me, good to know I can utilize that. Power BOX GO!

[@bikeninja956]

couldn't agree more with all these tips, they're great. I just started doing this stuff and wow, it's an art. Seasoned youtubers like yourself make it look easy but it's anything but...the "um's" are the hardest to not do.

[@malkiyahphotography180]

This video encourages me 😊, because how you sounded 2 years ago is how I sound now 😪!

[@ItsOkayyyy2]

Dude that slide transition was so satisfying seeming the colors and blacks deepened so nicely~

[@rsachoc]

Definitely an improvement, but honestly you were pretty good 2 (well now more than 3 years) ago, much better than where some of us have to start from!

[@yusrizalyusoff]

Wow! This is great bro. The examples of you talking infront of the camera two years ago really encouraged me to train more. Thank you so much.

[@edhannigan4327]

Only just found this video, I've been testing myself in front of a camera for a change and the um's and ah's are out of control ! this def helps.

[@maxwellmyers]

Great, simple video. I'm a trained actor, and even trying to make KZbin videos I have to learn how to interact with the camera. Every medium is different. Nice way to summarize the approach, thanks for making it!

[@tristin.baldwin]

People watching in covid watching this to learn how to talk in zoom 😂

[@bendanzi8338]

Definitely worth knowing how to speak in public or on camera. Glad you covered this and great job as always!

[@vdiitd]

I can't talk to people, so I am learning how to talk to a camera. Lol 😂😁

[@crusader2603]

vdiitd same tho lol

[@syfinne2268]

lol same

[@CRAIGO10]

New to KZbin and this is my biggest learning area. I also suffer from urms & erms but i agree, its usually when i don't fully understand the topic i am discussing.

[@RawTopicLive]

*AWESOME ADVICE* _THANKS FOR SHARING THIS!_

[@DanielBryn]

Stumbled upon this one whilst planning how-to and tutorial style videos. Great stuff! very helpful. funny how it is when you rehearse, it sits, thenn hit record, and it all goes away, and you just sit there blankly staring at the camera "deer in the headlights" style!

[@Joe_Edits]

You've improved so much!

[@TheMrWrecker]

Thanks for this often overlooked tip! Since most videos I try to start from the monologue, it is really important to get it right because if you don't you might just throw it all away.

[@TiltedTowersHub]

I have a problem with "as you can see" and "so" lol

[@Astrolavista]

Me too with "so". Even when I'm trying not to use it I'll still use it!

[@RawloftheDead]

Me to. I say so too much

[@BeaPhotographerlessons]

Do you feel you've gotten better?

[@GrisGray7]

“But Um”

[@dailymentor9867]

same bro 😂😂😂

[@GrowWithWill]

Hey! Just wanted to let you know I watched this video before I started my channel and it helped me out a lot. Thank you.

[@doingitover40]

helpful, i’m going to try the talking to a group of people trick because the speaking to a friend thing doesn’t work for me either 😩

[@CoachKev0731]

She Sparks Joy keep me posted

[@DebFoley]

It's just SO HARD talking to that darn camera:)

[@CoachKev0731]

Deb Foley you just have to continue to make videos and you’ll start getting better at it. There’s going to come a point when you start to adapt and become comfortable like the camera isn’t even there

[@DebFoley]

@@CoachKev0731 Thanks! I'm really looking forward to that day!!!:))

[@ErnestBondarenko]

OMG. I just started a channel and I sound exactly like you did when you started. For some reason I thought it is to certain extent natural (inborn) to have different speech tempo and clarity of the message, but now I see light in the end of a tunnel. So there is a lot of space for my improvement. Great suggestions, thanks!

[@ninabean]

This was great! I’ve always been bad with public speaking and I still have such a hard time talking to a camera by myself 😂 thanks for this!

[@DebFoley]

I'm still learning and hope someday I'll feel comfortable:)

[@wayofki]

Thank you for this! I haven't seen people on youtube talk about this, and it's one of my own personal obstacles to getting started.

[@filmontheeyes]

Do you end all your pitch meetings with “Peeace”, and place your hand on their eyes?

[@AbidHRahat]

@Beyond 360 pitch meetings are tight

[@UmutErhan]

I also end my sentences on up and I always thought that was because I am not a native English speaker. and now seeing your old videos, you also did that even as an english speaker. so it's all about practice obviously. thanks for these nice tips

[@deshieldstf]

Key to KZbin successsss 🔑

[@emersonvolkova6715]

This is great advice for those students starting their first fully online semester this week. Many college level classes are requiring video responses to keep us students engaged with each other. Thanks for the tips!

[@MikeLunc]

Dude, you speak like a god right now.. Do you have speeches prewritten?

[@GlitzGlamTVProductions]

Great points. I think there are some people out there who are "naturals", but I'd say most of us just get better with repetition and practice.

[@geekrid739]

hello people from the future when this video gets randomly recommended again

[@MariaMilenovasArt]

GIANT improvement since 2017

[@zenavisuals287]

Well done dude I’m going through that awkward stage at the moment 😂 but anyway where can we find that eye color change video?

[@motomon9848]

Zena Visuals exactly what I was thinking 😂

[@wesleyhurdinvesting6555]

Very helpful. I have been having difficulties making my KZbin videos exciting. Especially while speaking about investing. Thanks!

[@EricMyles]

Anyone small film makers wanna support each other?! Love the video daniel!

[@blackentrepreneur244]

Just seen your Sony A7 Video. Nice, I’m getting the G7, (videos coming soon) keep grinding bro, you know your shit.

[@hipitihipitihipster]

nice recap video guys. im just starting out on youtube . your content seems amazing

[@EricMyles]

BlackEntrepreneur24 love it! Subbed bro!

[@EricMyles]

Divyaraj Tank sweet. Checking you out now!

[@hipitihipitihipster]

@@EricMyles subbed back!

[@AdisCandra]

genuine and comfortable on camera. that's what i seek to be. thank you for putting this awesome video up!

[@aidenmcmullen4351]

I thought this meant like how to hold a conversation with your camera 😂

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Reminds me, gotta get my potassium today! Once I learned a little more about editing, I feel much less pressure to perform. Sometimes I intentionally ramble to relax myself, cuz it’s funny and relaxes me. Still lots to learn.

[@NorhanizaRomzan]

Your 2 years ago video is me right now. I'm doing 30-day KZbin Challenge and I've posted videos for 9 days so far. I'm comfortable in front of the camera now but my intonation still bad. I also have bad grammar. It's not that bad in real life.

[@PxlMrk]

I am about to launch into the world of KZbin but suffer from perfectionism. Seeing the difference between this video and your early video helps me to not get hung up on getting started and to just keep practicing. You sound great :) Thanks Daniel!

[@beaus_window]

Your two years ago is my two hours ago... 😂

[@PwnstarrGaming]

Thanks for the video, I find it easier and easier everytime I do it. This video helps a bunch

[@elishscott]

Great timing for KZbin to recommend this video during this pandemic. A lot of people like myself needs this. Thanks Daniel!

[@songfulmusicofsongs]

I actually liked the first video. It's easy to understand, you don't look nervous. It's just less professional. I wish I could reach that level... There is actually a lot of things to think about. Not only the text and the sound of the voice. For me the bottleneck right now is the face expression. I still have a lot of things to improve. Anyways, very good video! Thanks for useful content.

[@teocrawford]

This is such an important topic! I really struggle with the rambling when speaking to the camera, but I have noticed an improvement over the past two years. I'll definitely keep your points in mind when recording the next video - thanks for the tips Daniel :)

[@BooneLovesVideo]

Yeah man, you made crazy progress. I need to work on this, for sure.

[@feartoxinofficial8917]

I definitely talk in front of the camera like you did two years ago lol. I’ve gotten better though. What makes me feel better about being on camera, is remembering that I can always edit it out.

[@GregShute]

I just posted my first 'speaking to camera' video today, it's quite a daunting experience. I spent a few weeks talking to my phone camera first and watching it back to help gain confidence.. I definitely struggle with cutting out the err's and um's! Some great advice here which I'll be utilising as I try to grow my channel! Thanks.

[@AdisCandra]

i come back to this video so many times randomly just because i can't get over how eloquently you speak!

[@jessejdelgado]

i agree 100% on the reason why you use jump cuts! great point

[@abeeeshen3852]

golden information! loved every point, especially the last one about the boardroom meeting..

[@MrMagicglass]

That quick Auto focus ( Hand gestures 🤚 ✋, is a Flex 💪🏾

[@seemssketchy3230]

The you from 2 years ago is too much like me that I actually started cringing lmao, its impressive how much you improved. Also the ending on the down thing is really important especially when editing because jump cuts flow so much more smoothly!

[@jheronimusduko7998]

Thank you for sharing this. I just started a KZbin channel myself. It’s about music production. I love sharing my knowledge and I'm trying to inspire people. Basically giving something back to the community. Talking to the camera is really hard. Especially because I'm not a native speaker. This video gives me the hope that if I keep on going and practicing I will get better. Thanks!

[@dougsheldon7417]

SOO helpful. Glad I'm not the only one who's awkward on camera! lol. The ending sentences on a "down" is such a valuable tip I've never thought of before but it makes such a huge difference. Thanks Daniel!

[@meaningtowanderr]

randomly came across this video and I just wanted to say thank you so much for the tips! I have speech problems and social anxiety so I struggle hard with talking in front of the camera! your tips deff helped out a lot!

[@inspyrevideoproduktion2725]

Really great advice to end the sentence by going down with the voice! When I talk to the camera, I often forget that. Thanks Daniel!

[@jarrettyew]

Oh wow, I implemented some ideas you mentioned and it just changed to the personality I like in front of the camera. Thanks Daniel!