Coaching to Get Comfortable on Camera Fast

Coaching to Get Comfortable on Camera Fast

When you ask someone to say something on camera, you hear a variety of reasons not to go on camera.  And that’s even from people working for the company.

You hear:

“I don’t like the way I look.”

“I don’t like the way I sound.”

And that’s for starters.  But when I ask them “How do you think you look and sound to people you meet?”, they’re often speechless.  Or they’ll say “I never thought about that.”

These are nice people.  They want to cooperate.  They’re just scared of the camera.  They know people will see the video.  They don’t want to be embarrassed.

In coaching them to get comfortable on camera, I’ve been replacing the big, professional cameras with a small iPhone.  And I just engage them in conversation.

They’re relaxed.  They’re happy to talk about their business.  And if the video is for a testimonial, they’re happy to praise.

See and hear for yourself:

Coaching to Get Comfortable on Camera Fast:  Takeaways

• When possible, just start talking to the person you want to interview.
• Use an iPhone or similar small device to capture their comments.
• Don’t worry.  If they don’t want to be recorded, they’ll tell you.
• If you’re interviewing a company representative, guide them on what to say.
• Then suggest they say it in their own words.
• If you’re using an iPhone, keep it close to get the best audio.
• Move the person to a well lighted area to avoid having to set up lights, which often make the interview subject uncomfortable.

Contact me with questions.  For more than three decades I’ve been coaching executives and “real people” on how to connect on camera:  bob@kaplitz.tv.