Overcoming Camera Anxiety: How to Beat Your Inner Critic

January 4th, 2010 by

Even the most seasoned web video professionals can feel anxious when preparing to shoot a video.   But it’s okay to be camera shy, as actor Thom McFadden tells us in the 5 minute video regarding camera anxiety below.


Thom brought up some great points:

  • It’s not like we’re being asked to be on live TV
  • Shooting video is like writing a draft, if you make a mistake you can always do another take
  • Web video doesn’t need to be held to the same standards as TV.  People relate better to a normal person on the screen
  • Make friends with the video camera and look directly into it as if it were a person
  • Loosen up before recording videos, release tension, and boost your energy
  • The more you practice, the better you become
  • Remember, there are no mistakes [only additional takes]
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About the Author:

Will Franco is the CEO/Founder of jiveSYSTEMS (a video email marketing software and training company). He also runs an online community / membership group called AskFlywheel, in which he teaches cutting-edge online marketing strategies. His mantra at work is "Think-Automate: Do it, Automate it, Delegate it, or Ditch it"


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  • http://www.newlifecleaning.com/ Phil

    Sounds like excellent advice. I normally have a little Mantra routine I do when I have to speak in public which helps me relax but that tongue excercise sounds even better. I hope people don’t freak when I do it ;-)

    Useful. Thanks.

  • http://www.newlifecleaning.com/ Phil

    Sounds like excellent advice. I normally have a little Mantra routine I do when I have to speak in public which helps me relax but that tongue excercise sounds even better. I hope people don't freak when I do it ;-)

    Useful. Thanks.