Here Is Where to Look On Camera

On video.

Your eyes are very powerful.

They are much more dominant than they are.

If you’re just in a room with someone speaking so if you’re doing things like this.

Hi I’m T.J. Walker I’m very honest and trustworthy.

I’d like for you to send me your credit card so I can help you save money.

Is that believable.

I think so.

I become literally shifty eyed if I’m trying to look at the camera.

Look at the reporter.

Look at the camera.

Look up for inspiration.

Look down the rule of thumb with video is to look in one place.

If a reporter is talking to you an anchor a host then look at that person.

It’s not going to be that you’re not now looking at the camera.

That’s the grammar of television news.

Look at a human being.

You cannot go wrong looking at a human being during a meeting interview.

Don’t try to play to the camera.

Don’t start off looking at the human being and then.

Well Well Jim I’m glad you asked me that and going back and forth it looks phony it looks contrived it looks weird and you don’t need to do it now.

If there is no one present.

If you’re being interviewed through satellite you’ve got an earpiece perhaps it’s an interview through live Skype video something happening increasingly common these days.

And that case look at the camera.

Look at it like it’s a human being.

Don’t have your eyes floating all over the place so that’s what you need to know about eye contact.

This is constantly a source of confusion for people because I’m in one on one in small group media trainings all over the world.

I’ll tell people this I’ll demonstrate it.

I talk about it in my books my online courses and still people will get up T.J.

where do I look when

you’re feeling a little bit nervous scared tense your brain shuts down and confusion starts.

So I want you to really get this down.

Just look at the human being.

If anyone’s talking to you if it’s just your own video or any kind of connection where you’re hearing someone through an earpiece then look right at the camera.