How to Present Confidently using Video from a Home Office
What you'll learn
- Especially for home isolated workers - how you can confidently use video to stay connected
- Choosing the right backgrounds in your home
- Clean audio tips & hacks
- Managing camera and eyeline techniques
- Best angles for filming yourself
- Fast home lighting solutions for video
Requirements
- Be connected to WiFi and have a streaming camera / webcam / smartphone
Description
Have you recently been forced into home isolation? Does working from home mean you now need to use video to communicate with your team or consumers? This mini-masterclass has been filmed entirely on webcam and smartphones, to show you simple, effective techniques for ensuring you look & sound great for Video Conferencing, Webcasting, Vlogging or any type of Video Communications. In this 43 minute course, split across 8 easy-to-watch videos, you'll learn:
Choosing the Right Background: Every home office is different, but these essential tips work everywhere.
Audio Tips & Hacks: Sound is commonly a problem with home webcasting, learn how to achieve the best in your home office.
Camera Techniques: Simple knowledge that can dramatically improve your audience's engagement with your video message.
Managing your Eyeline: Where you look means everything to your audience, be that a few peers or larger virtual audience.
Best Angles: Knowing where to position yourself and your video lens will dramatically empower your presentation style
Lighting Solutions: Understand the easy fixes you can apply at home to enable dramatically improved lighting options for you in your home office.
Best Presentation Tips: Lastly, Jason shares his quick wins for ensuring your video presentation style is confident, competent and enjoyable for both you and your audience.
Who this course is for:
- Home Isolated workers needing to confidently use video communication as a tool
Course content
- Preview01:44
- 06:00Choosing the Right Background
- Preview08:40
- 02:43Webcam Camera Techniques
- 02:28Managing Your Eyeline
- 02:44Choosing the Angle for You
- 09:24Finding Your Best Light
- 09:41Best Presentation Tips
Instructor
![Jason van Genderen](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 553 Reviews
- 2,578 Students
- 4 Courses
Storytelling mentor, maker and trainer... Jason was one of the world's first adopters of mobile movie-making tools in 2008, quickly becoming a respected and awarded champion in this creative space.
Winning festivals like Sundance London through to Tropfest NY, he's also a respected educator on smartphone storytelling. His sold-out Masterclasses hosted around the globe have now seeded this new comprehensive online learning series.
All content has been filmed 100% on smartphones, from Australia's first smartphone-only broadcast content creation agency that Jason founded, Treehouse Creative.
An equally passionate keynote speaker, Jason’s talks have inspired audiences from TEDx Newy to the Aspen Ideas Festival; from countless television show appearances to conference keynote addresses for global brands. He also frequently consults and collaborates with some of the world’s largest imaging brands, including:
• Apple
• Nikon
• Sony
• Nokia
• Motion Picture Association
• Channel 7 (Australia)
Spurred on by an insatiable thirst for accessible storytelling, he’s most passionate working with brave, disruptive brands with strong humanistic values.