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Tamara Gabriel

Why I changed my approach to filming YouTube Videos

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

Hey!

I wanted to share something I’ve recently changed when filming my YouTube videos, and I think it’s actually making me sound more “human.”

In the past, whenever I made a mistake, like saying the wrong word, mispronouncing something, or just not phrasing something the way I wanted to, I’d immediately stop, redo the take, and then clean it all up during editing. But lately, I’ve stopped doing that.

Now, if I mess up, I simply correct myself and keep going, just like I would in a normal conversation.

This meaningful shift has helped me realise that my videos don’t need to be verbally perfect because the content is still informative. For me, I think it's more important to show those natural human traits that make a person relatable and remember that my audience, you guys, is made up of real people.

We all make mistakes sometimes, it's one of those things that makes us human.

So, next time you record a video try breezing past the mistakes and mishaps and just correct yourself in the moment. You'll feel a sense of liberation, especially when editing the video.

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Catch you later!

Tamara 😊

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