

Be mindful of your background – as an instructor, you’ll most likely be filming in your home or office so pay attention to your background.Keep the following camera placement tips in mind to make your recorded lectures look their best: If you have a cell phone, laptop or tablet, then you already have the tool required to shoot quality video. Your video lectures don’t need to be Oscar worthy motion pictures to be effective teaching tools You just need to make sure that your students can see and hear you clearly. Smile! – This is critical! Not only will your smile help you to come across as warm and approachable on video, it will also put both you and your viewers at ease.However, if your tone says “engaged and interested” your viewers will be too! If you sound bored about your topic, it will be difficult for your students to stay engaged. Tone – Your tone reveals your attitudes about the words you say.Make sure you breathe as you speak, and try not to rush. If you speak too fast, your viewers won’t be able to understand you. If you speak too slowly, your viewers might find your videos boring. Pacing – This is the speed at which you speak.If your voice is naturally quiet, consider using a microphone. Consider how near or far you are to your camera and adjust your volume accordingly. Volume – You want your voice loud enough to be heard, but not too loud.Find the range that is the most natural for you and move your voice up and down that range to make your speech more expressive. Pitch – This is how high and low your voice goes.Diction – Are you speaking clearly and are the beginnings and endings of your words crisp and distinct? If your speech isn’t quite clear, you can try exercises like this tongue twister to improve your pronunciation: “Can I cook a proper cup of coffee in a copper coffee pot.”.

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