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Promo Video - Make Talking Head Videos with Ease

Name: Promo Video - Make Talking Head Videos with Ease
Rating: 4.6 (332 reviews)

Whether you're a course provider, blogger, or business owner - you can talk to camera with confidence. What a life skill

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Created bySean Kaye

Last updated 4/2018

English

What you'll learn

Talk naturally and with confidence to a video camera
Write scripts that don't sound like it's scripted
Read scripts without sounding as though you are reading
Know how to get a free teleprompter
Use a teleprompter without looking like a frightened goldfish
Become infinitely more photogenic - and we're not talking about makeup here
Use simple on-camera body language to emphasize your message or to build your argumment
Create professional intros
Boost number of views and improve engagement
NB THIS COURSE DOES NOT COVER TECHNICALITIES, SUCH AS CAMERAS, MICS, LIGHTING. It is all about making YOU more effective

Course content

12 sections • 35 lectures • 1h 21m total length

Free taster lesson2:05
Not decided whether the course is for you? This is free access to one of the lessons. An opportunity to see if you like the way I teach. Enjoy!

WELCOME - what you're going to learn, and how2:12
Before we begin in earnest, l'd like to give you a very quick rundown on what you will learn - and where in the course you will find each topic. Takes only a couple of minutes.
New to Udemy? Course mechanics2:18
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SKIP THIS LESSON!

It's intended for people new to Udemy. It quickly shows you things like how to contact me with questions, how to download your notes, how to contact support and how to get your 'Certificate of Completion'.
Connect With The Community0:20

But I hate my face - how to make the very best of it3:34
One of the main inhibitors preventing people from appearing to-camera is feeling uncomfortable with our own looks. I give you a very simple (but incredibly effective) strategy to tone down our imperfections.
But I hate my face - making the best of it. DOWNLOADABLE NOTES4:00
These are your downloadable notes. Your opportunity to print them off.

Why use a script - and why a Teleprompter?2:13
Learn how using a script and a teleprompter make life so much easier - and less painful - even when you are a subject expert
How to write Spoken English4:56
This is where you learn to write scripts that don't SOUND as though they are scripted.
How to write Spoken English - DOWNLOADABLE HANDOUT9:00
These are your downloadable notes. Your opportunity to print them off.
MINI EXERCISE - convert my written script to the spoken word7:00
Two of my own scripts that are in Written English. Your opportunity to get your hands dirty and try to convert them to Spoken English.
My version, for comparison6:00
A pdf showing the contractions I made to our two test scripts.
MARKUP EXERCISE - MY VERSION6:00
MINI EXERCISE - record your first 'radio' script (takes no time at all)4:10
A very brief exercise where we simply record our own voice reading just a couple of paragraphs. Next exercise will improve our performance
MINI EXERCISE second read - this time with passion2:24
In this very brief exercise, we add a little passion

Requirements

You will need some way to record video (iPhone, iPad, video camera or DSLR) No previous knowledge required.

Description

Video creation. By the end of this course you will be able to give compelling, confident, professional talking-head videos

NB UPDATED AND TWO BONUS SECTIONS ADDED AUGUST 2015

Whether you want to create video-based courses, or whether you're a business-owner or a blogger, wanting to leverage the power of short videos online – you have a problem. You hate the thought of talking to a camera. Your natural enthusiasm drains away. It all feels so unnatural, it's embarrassing.

I'm going to help you change all that – fast

And as a 'quick win' - just 30 minutes from now, you'll have created your own professional Intro, with music – completely free of charge.

You'll learn how to eliminate 'ums and 'ers. except…er, where you decide to add them to increase the sensation of spontaneity – well-rehearsed spontaneity!

I'll show you how to write a script that doesn't SOUND like a script

How to read a script without sounding like you're reading

How to get hold of a FREE teleprompter – and how to use it without looking like a terrified goldfish

How to add the extra ENTHUSIASM a video needs, without being embarrassed or sounding like a used-car salesman

Simple body language techniques to REINFORCE a message and to BUILD your argument

Why this course? Well, because I'm NOT a BROADCASTER. I haven't spent hundreds of hours in professional studios, rubbing shoulders with media people. I'm just like you – a HUMAN. Someone who's had to learn all the wrinkles for myself. But NOW, I'm going to share them with YOU.

So, why not join me straight away? And by the end of today, there'll be a new, confident you – happy to appear to camera. Comfortable, knowing that you can do it.

Who this course is for:

Course providers wanting to improve their promo videos and lesson delivery
Business owners wanting to leverage the power of marketing videos
Bloggers wanting to inject professional videos into their platform

Promo Video - Make Talking Head Videos with Ease

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Course content

Free 'taster' lesson1 lecture • 2min

Welcome and Introduction3 lectures • 5min

Quick win - creating your 'Ident'2 lectures • 4min

But I hate my face2 lectures • 8min

Body language2 lectures • 10min

Writing your script - why and how8 lectures • 42min

Your FREE Autocue - and how to make it your friend1 lecture • 6min

It's a PERFORMANCE1 lecture • 3min

Creating PIP4 lectures • 17min

CASE STUDY Scriptwriting4 lectures • 12min

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