People watch people. Viewers respond to personalities. You may be an on-line coach working face to face with clients via Skype or Zoom. You might be producing vlogs or creating video content for viewers to view on your webpage, social media sights like Instagram of Facebook Live. Or maybe you have a YouTube channel and you’re looking to gain subscribers. It makes no difference what “platform” you deliver your content to – what matters is who is delivering that content. My approach to coaching you is very similar to how I coach TV news anchors and hosts. You’ve got to reveal yourself, faults and all, to your viewers via an intimate relationship with your camera.
I will push you forward one step at a time. As I push, I refine and I inspire and I develop. Every on-camera personality is different. I exploit those differences to produce you into your own, unique, authentic personality. I won’t force you to be someone you’re not! I’ve heard thousands of times, “Hey, it’s my face out there!” And yes it is! I get it. I’m not going to turn you into a clown or tamper with your credibility. What I am going to do is challenge you to take some risks – to slowly move beyond your comfort zone.
HERE ARE MY STARTING POINTS:
- I push you out of you comfort zones ever so slowly.
- I remind you over and over, “I have your back.” If something doesn’t work, you’re shooting another episode tomorrow!
- I give you permission to experiment without fear of failure. Some things work. Some things don’t. The more things don’t go as planned early on, the less afraid and more skilled you become at handling “in the moment” situations.
- I allow you to laugh without fear you’ll lose your credibility. Laughter is emotion. Viewers are drawn to on-camera emotion. They want to be “in on the joke”.
In addition, I’ll work with you on these areas you must master as you evolve into a personality:
- Flirting with the Camera
- Being “In the Moment”
- Taking Risks and Seeing Rewards
- Mixing It Up With Real People
- Telling Compelling Stories
- Telling Compelling Personal Stories
- Going There
- Allowing Moments to Play Out
- Mastering Multi-Talent Interviews
- Give & Take