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  • How to get comfortable on camera, part 3

    How to get comfortable on camera, part 3

    Part 3 focuses on how we get hung up noticing things that no one notices.

  • How to Get Comfortable on Camera, Part 2

    How to Get Comfortable on Camera, Part 2

    Smiling and the rubber band effect In part 1, we covered a practice technique called the “Hello Video”. In part 2, we’ll address how to project warmth and connect with your audience. “Could you smile a little more?” said my colleague, Madeline. “I am smiling,” I said, through gritted teeth. I was smiling in my […]

  • The Building a Second Brain and Write of Passage Student’s Guide to Creating Video

    You have a head start If you have taken the Write of Passage (WOP) or Building a Second Brain (BASB) courses, you already have a head start for creating video. In this piece, I’m going to show you why and what to do next.   (Haven’t taken either of these courses? First off, take them. They […]

  • How to Get Comfortable on Camera, Part 1

    How to Get Comfortable on Camera, Part 1

    From awkward to awesome Thanks to the world imploding in 2020, we’re all on video far more than we ever anticipated. In this 4 part series, we’ll give hands-on strategies and tips for making you camera-ready. Nailed it! Or so I thought. I had remembered my lines (most of them) and looked at the camera […]

  • Human Connection in the Zoom Era

    Human Connection in the Zoom Era

    The people who say online conferences will never replace in-person conferences sound like the people who said no one would ever meet the love of their life online.  Technically, they are right—online conferences won’t replace in-person conferences. Online conferences will evolve into distinct, superior experiences. And it will happen within a year if it hasn’t […]