No matter how easy I may make it look, being on camera is not effortless. There are a few things everyone should do before recording.

The single most important part of preparing to be on camera is practice. Read your script out loud in front of a mirror several times. Keep practicing until it feels less like you’re reading a script and more like you’re having a conversation. You may also want to invite family, friends or co-workers to watch and critique.

If you usually wear makeup, there’s no need to do anything different when you’re on camera. If you don’t usually wear makeup you may want to add a little bit of face powder just to reduce shininess, but keep it simple.

When deciding what to wear, you may want to avoid a plain white shirt because It can make your skin look washed out or tight patterns which are known to cause an optical illusion on camera.
And basically, make sure your clothes reflect a positive image. Consider who’s viewing the video and how you’d like for them to perceive you and your business.

Once you have decided what to wear, taken care of your makeup and practiced, practiced, practiced, you are ready to be on camera. Some people are perfectly natural on camera, but for other people it can be very awkward. Being comfortable with your script can help make this easier which in turn will make you appear more relaxed and professional to your viewers.

We hope this video helped give you a better idea of how to prepare to be on camera. If you have more questions, are preparing to be on camera and want to talk it through or you’re just thinking about having some video work done, give us a call at 314-843-3663. That’s 314 Video-me. Thanks for watching and I’ll be CN U on video.