On January 19 2014 02:31 Zealos wrote: About to upload my first video, an introduction. Not sure about it, but we'll see ^.^
I think it's promising. You're articulate and your voice is good. It's very ambitious which could very well turn out to be a good thing. Good luck
Yeah, I'm fairly happy with it, but feel it should be a little louder, which is down to the awkward first experience of talking to myself : D It's also gonna be a whole different thing when I have to actually talk about a subject that isn't the channel !
Not having an annoying nasal voice is a good talent toi have. I teach a political science class to new university students and it's surprisingly hard for me to be articulate and coherent for 15 minutes, and when I started giving this class 2 years ago, it took me some practice and a few classes to stop stuttering and getting lost in my thoughts.
You could be able to use a script though, I don't know if you intend to or if you did. You might not even need one. But I think one of the challenges of making those videos might be the density of the information. You'll probably be giving out a lot of information in a very limited amount of time, which calls for efficiency.
On January 19 2014 02:31 Zealos wrote: About to upload my first video, an introduction. Not sure about it, but we'll see ^.^
I think it's promising. You're articulate and your voice is good. It's very ambitious which could very well turn out to be a good thing. Good luck
Yeah, I'm fairly happy with it, but feel it should be a little louder, which is down to the awkward first experience of talking to myself : D It's also gonna be a whole different thing when I have to actually talk about a subject that isn't the channel !
Not having an annoying nasal voice is a good talent toi have. I teach a political science class to new university students and it's surprisingly hard for me to be articulate and coherent for 15 minutes, and when I started giving this class 2 years ago, it took me some practice and a few classes to stop stuttering and getting lost in my thoughts.
You could be able to use a script though, I don't know if you intend to or if you did. You might not even need one. But I think one of the challenges of making those videos might be the density of the information. You'll probably be giving out a lot of information in a very limited amount of time, which calls for efficiency.
While I'm talking I have a list of bullet points that I've planned in advance, and I recorded myself in chunks when I realized I wasn't able to do a full 6 minute speech without stuttering too much : D
The video is actually really good, it contains the information I really need to have as far as I can tell, which is awesome. Your opinion is nuanced and intelligent, and your analysis seems reasonable (although I'm not hugely familiar with the topic, obviously).
I'm very surprised that my only real criticism has to do with the density of the information, which is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of the exercise. It may be a personal preference, but by the end there, in the last few minutes, you had basically said what needed to be said and you rambled a little bit. It's no big deal really, like I said it was excellent. That said, if you can work on your delivery and hand out the information just a little bit faster, it might be better.
Also there are a few typos in your videos. It sounds silly but your serious audience will notice those things.
Overall though, props! You at least give me the initial impression that you're probably credible! Cheers.
On January 20 2014 09:44 Djzapz wrote: The video is actually really good, it contains the information I really need to have as far as I can tell, which is awesome. Your opinion is nuanced and intelligent, and your analysis seems reasonable (although I'm not hugely familiar with the topic, obviously).
I'm very surprised that my only real criticism has to do with the density of the information, which is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of the exercise. It may be a personal preference, but by the end there, in the last few minutes, you had basically said what needed to be said and you rambled a little bit. It's no big deal really, like I said it was excellent. That said, if you can work on your delivery and hand out the information just a little bit faster, it might be better.
Also there are a few typos in your videos. It sounds silly but your serious audience will notice those things.
Overall though, props! You at least give me the initial impression that you're probably credible! Cheers.
Yeah, I had gotten back a little late, and so I felt I could have got a little more information to avoid the rambling. I'm pretty shit and spelling, sadly, so I'll have to go through it with someone to check it for me each day I think ^.^
You have pretty good information but the way you do it it feels more like a presentation. In youtube, people have short attention spans so you need to grab them from the start.
On January 20 2014 09:44 Djzapz wrote: The video is actually really good, it contains the information I really need to have as far as I can tell, which is awesome. Your opinion is nuanced and intelligent, and your analysis seems reasonable (although I'm not hugely familiar with the topic, obviously).
I'm very surprised that my only real criticism has to do with the density of the information, which is undoubtedly one of the hardest parts of the exercise. It may be a personal preference, but by the end there, in the last few minutes, you had basically said what needed to be said and you rambled a little bit. It's no big deal really, like I said it was excellent. That said, if you can work on your delivery and hand out the information just a little bit faster, it might be better.
Also there are a few typos in your videos. It sounds silly but your serious audience will notice those things.
Overall though, props! You at least give me the initial impression that you're probably credible! Cheers.
Yeah, I had gotten back a little late, and so I felt I could have got a little more information to avoid the rambling. I'm pretty shit and spelling, sadly, so I'll have to go through it with someone to check it for me each day I think ^.^
I would help but I'm le French Canadian, thanks to you oh merciful lord.
On January 21 2014 02:15 Kingsky wrote: You have pretty good information but the way you do it it feels more like a presentation. In youtube, people have short attention spans so you need to grab them from the start.
Alright, just finished my episode for today, but I understand where you are coming from, and will try to apply it for tomorrow. Any idea's for how to grab attention, while still being informative and giving the information needed?
A small note for "selling" your channel. You should look into getting thumbnails for your videos. I didn't notice your new video because it looked just like the previous one so I assumed it was the same thing. It's just a force of habit thing.
On January 22 2014 04:45 Ljas wrote: Thumbnails come with a partnership deal with Youtube, I think. It's not something a startup channel just gets that easily.
Well I'm allowed to pick a moment of the video that shows up. Anyways.
On January 22 2014 04:45 Ljas wrote: Thumbnails come with a partnership deal with Youtube, I think. It's not something a startup channel just gets that easily.
Anyone can get a partnership deal now. I'm a partner. I'll address this issue hopefully tonight when I upload my next video, if not at the weekend.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to upload yesterday, where I had family business, but uploads will resume normally as of tonight. Furthermore, in future, I will retain one or two "Backup" video's to upload if I am unable to make a video that day.
Gosh : D I wasn't convinced with my Euromaidan episode, was finishing it at 1 in the morning, and I wish I had more time to edit and look things up. Hopefully it was still reasonably interesting though ^.^
I'm trying something new with the video that I'm uploading in a few minutes, with less narration and more analysis, making the video's a little shorter but just as interesting. This is coming from feedback that I have received, but if you guys have any other thoughts, it'd be appreciated if you'd let me know ^.^
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