See yourself: Turn your webcam on September 12th 2009

Most people are not used to seeing themselves on screen, so work with your webcam on to get used to seeing yourself as others see you.

I won screen-time by having my face on the screen while working. I became more relaxed on camera and used to seeing myself on screen.

To try this trick you will need to find the option that forces your webcam’s video window to stay on top. If your webcam window keeps disappearing behind the active application window (or you work full screen a lot, as I do), then the de-sensitizing effect is lost.

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SellToCamera.com: A blog to help you present on video September 1st 2009

SellToCamera.com is a blog (now retired) for people learning to speak to camera for web videos. Andrew Biss wrote Sell to Camera as he learned to record, edit and publish web videos.

The Sell to Camera blog is about helping business professionals with presentation experience make the move to web video, addressing the concerns many feel when first asked to speak directly into a video camera’s unblinking eye.

Not found what you’re looking for? Then try the Sell to Camera site map to explore by article title, category, tag, month and author.