EP 16: Are You Camera or Microphone Shy - My Top Tips To Overcome and Master This Fear

Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following Online

Do you get nervous or even freeze up at the thought of recording a video or stepping in front of your webcam? Would you believe I used to be the exact same… You might not, but in fact I froze up, stammered, stuttered and tripped over my words. I would get knots in my stomach when I hit the record button. I knew what I wanted to say, but as soon as I hit that record button, I would get nervous, make mistakes and never get anything done in the first take (or first five for that matter) Then once I had finished recording, I would fuss and edit for HOURS! Yet today that is different for me. People now say to me: ‘Chris, you sound confident in front of the camera’ ‘Chris, your videos sound and look good quality’ ‘Chris, can you help me with my videos?’ So what changed for my videos? I guess I didn’t give up, I worked through all of the barriers I faced (and still face) to get to the point where I am today. …and this got me thinking. Are YOU Camera Shy? Maybe you have put off or outright refused to get in front of the camera due to this fear. The thing is, if you are here reading this blog post, then you would like to get better at recording and creating videos. Now I do understand there are issues others may have that may be a bigger problem (for them) than I faced (think speech impediments…) …and this may take a lot more than my top tips, but again you may still have that desire to start recording and my advice is to keep going on your journey. Today I want to try and help you by revealing my top tips for getting over Camera Shyness or Fear of the Camera Before we set out my top tips I want to say that this is a skill you can learn over time. Simply follow my tips, apply, learn, grow and keep pushing forward and eventually you will feel better with your videos and stepping in front of a recording camera.