At Screen Presence we offer all the coaching you need to be your best and most natural on-camera self. From your voice to your non-verbal cues, your wardrobe choices, your hair and makeup, we’ll work with you on all the elements that make up your on-camera presence.
Whether you’re a senior level executive, an entrepreneur, a business owner or a rising star, you need to be camera-ready. Investors, business partners, customers and employees expect that the person they see on camera is the person you are.
Through a consultation process we’ll help you determine what’s most valuable to you and where to focus your Screen Presence training, for example:
- Speak about your product or idea with ease
- Master hard hitting interview questions
- Learn techniques for keynote presentations and TED Talks
- Use a teleprompter to deliver a natural read
- Nail an elevator pitch
- Find out tips for moderating a panel discussion
- Be comfortable communicating in front of large audiences
- Prepare for an investor pitch
- Know the requirements for live and taped video productions
Learn how to look and sound your best – and, most importantly, be your best — from a group of specialist coaches.
Be Camera Ready
The explosion of online video will demand that more people end up in front of the camera. If you are an executive, entrepreneur or a spokesperson for your company, you need to know what it means to be camera-ready and have the tools to make a good impression.
Whether it’s presenting at an industry conference, communicating live to key stakeholders or pitching a new product, it is all too easy to blow it when you’re inexperienced on-camera. Videos live indefinitely online, leaving impressions you might want to avoid. The fluffed line, monotone voice, bad hair, poorly chosen outfit, shiny nose, sweaty upper lip, or just under-prepared content may come to haunt you. Investors, business partners, customers and employees expect that the person they see on camera is your best self.
At Screen Presence we offer all the coaching you need to be your best and most natural on-camera self. From your voice and your non-verbal cues to your wardrobe choices, hair and makeup, we’ll work with you to perfect your on-camera presence.
Through a consultative process we’ll help you focus your Screen Presence training for the best results. For example:
- Understand the requirements for live and taped video productions
- Choose a TV-friendly wardrobe
- Learn techniques for keynote presentations and TED Talks
- Use a teleprompter to deliver a natural read
- Master hard hitting interview questions
- Acquire techniques for moderating a panel discussion
- Be comfortable communicating in front of large audiences
- Have a professional headshot taken for social media and online use
Learn how to look and sound your best – and, most importantly, be your best — from a group of specialist coaches.
Recently we spent two days training members of a high-profile online fashion media team. The mission was to polish the skills of a group of 11 team members responsible for producing most of the content. The two-day training included on-camera work and red carpet interviewing, voice-over tracking for video packages, and representing the brand in media appearances.
We started with voice work. Many in the group, especially the younger women, needed better chops —breathing, projection, diction, emphasis, rhythm. We directed the team through copy, identifying individual weaknesses and fixing them. One person needed help with breathing and diction, another with pacing, another with what words to emphasize. Working in the same room allowed everybody to learn from each other.
The group was mixed in experience. Those with little experience tended to be tight, so we used an exercise that required them to read the copy as if they were drunk. The exercise is designed to help them stop trying to perform perfectly and loosen up, be playful. You can’t find the right value for the words unless you explore. It’s an acting technique that really works for voice-over because the take right after the silly drunk one is usually so much more authentic and conversational.
We also used an opposite exercise of softly whispering for someone who needed to not project. This enabled her to soften the volume and add more breath so the voice quality became warmer, lower, more intimate, and less nasal.
Next we explored on-camera interviewing. Many of the editors regularly host interviews with well known fashion designers and experts. In reviewing the video content there was a tendency to speak quickly, to swallow words, to giggle or show inexperience through their body language. We focused here on nerves, prep, facial expression and voice projection. You’re on camera so you need to learn facial expressions, such as getting a feel for how much is too much and whether your eyebrows are out of control? As we trained the team on interviewing techniques they became more relaxed and confident, more at ease with their guest and more focused on asking short, open-ended questions.
There are specific challenges to talking to stars on the red carpet on camera. The environment is loud but you can’t just yell. How do you relax before it all begins? Prep is essential to pulling off a live event with confidence — know your subjects and have scripted short questions that elicit good responses.
We also discovered hidden talents and creativity in several people. One gal really shined when she talked about the company. Another stood out as having a gift as a trend spotter and an ability to communicate her process. We were able to address all levels at once, polishing up the pros, while giving the junior people the skill sets they need to move forward.
Plus we had a blast. We jammed creatively, worked hard on the techniques and identified all kinds of strengths and weaknesses. And, we left them with recordings of their training that will serve them well as their careers progress.
Voice & presentation coach Marilyn Pittman & executive coach Marianne Wilman were the Screen Presence coaches at this training.
