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Camera Warmups

From Lessons 20–21. Keep this open beside you when you record. Nerves are normal — the routine below is how you channel them.

Pre-record warmup (2 minutes)

Step	Do this
Loosen up	Roll shoulders, unclench jaw, shake out your hands.
Warm the voice	Read a paragraph aloud or hum for 30 seconds.
Breathe	One slow breath in, slower out. Settles the shakiness.
Set the bullets	3 bullets in view — never a word-for-word script.

On-camera checklist

Eye contact	Look at the lens, not your own preview. The dot is the viewer's eyes.
Energy	Slightly more than feels natural — the camera flattens it.
One idea / take	Say one thing cleanly. Easy to remember, easy to redo.
Redo freely	No take limit. Only the version you keep is ever seen.

The staged ladder

Climb one rung at a time. Don't skip — each step makes the next barely feel like a leap.

Rung	Step	The ask
1	Voiceover	Talk over a screen recording. No face.
2	Private talking	Record yourself, don't post it. Just reps.
3	Short clip	A 10-second talking-head clip, one idea.
4	Posted clip	Publish a short talking-head Reel.

Rule of thumb If a rung still feels scary, you're on the right one — do more reps there before climbing. There's no prize for skipping. The delete button is always in reach.