Never Let the Seat Swallow You Up

When you’re doing seated interviews for TV interviews or your own video my recommendation do not sit all the way to the back of the chair again that pushes you back.

You look heavier.

Double chin start popping out even if you don’t have one.

So you’re better off pretending your chair doesn’t even have a back.

The other problem a lot of people have with chairs if there’s an arm rest all of a sudden you do this.

Now I’m all crooked rumpled.

If I had a jacket on there’d be all sorts of wrinkles.

And when you’re leaning Guess what’s not happening you’re not moving your hands.

You’re not gesturing.

So my recommendation is if you have a chair Do not touch the armrest don’t touch the back of the chair which you want to do is sit on sort of the front two thirds of the chair hold yourself high.

Lean forward that way you’ll come across your best.

Now another temptation in some studios or even your own office is a desk where you’re sort of leaning now you’re slumped.

You see all sorts of crumpled wrinkles here and with my hands on the desk I’ve immobilized my hands so I look more passive more nervous more uncomfortable.

If you’re not talking if you’re listening to someone else nothing wrong with keeping your hands on a desk or a table in front of you.

But once you’re speaking my recommendation Don’t touch anything don’t touch the table don’t lean on the armrest you want your hands moving in the normal patterns.

Now don’t worry about whether it’s in the shot or below the shot.

Don’t worry about that.

If your hands are moving even if it’s not seen as mine aren’t in the shot now it still creates movement in the body.

It’s going to make your voice sound more comfortable confident more conversational so don’t worry about the camera angles.

The main thing is you don’t want to freeze yourself when you are seated your feet are important because if you spread your legs or you put your feet up it’s going to push you back uncomfortable again.

My recommendation for your feet one foot forward one foot back flat or ankle over ankle back behind you.

This way it makes it easier for you to hold yourself up high.

Lean forward and there’s simply no distractions.