The pre-camera warm-up that kills the freeze

The pre-camera warm-up that kills the freeze

Q: "Even after deciding to film, I tense up and sound robotic. Is there a fix?"

Short answer: the stiffness is adrenaline, not your personality. You warm up your voice the way you'd stretch before a run.

Run this 4-minute routine before you hit record:
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Talk out loud to no one for 60 seconds about your day.
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Do one big exhale, shoulders down, jaw loose.
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Film a throwaway take you'll delete. This burns off the nerves.
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Then film the real one immediately, while you're loose.

The throwaway take is the secret. By recording "the real one" you've already done it once and dropped the pressure.

Try this today: film a deliberate throwaway take before your next real video. Delete it, then record again right away.