Today I did a sneaky interview…
It was actually meant to be an email interview, but as I do not like typing all that much, and prefer talking, I decided to just record a video about it, and acting as if I was getting interviewed by Louis from ProfitsMasterPlan.com.
It’s a cool little tip you can also do whenever you want to create easy video content. Simply come up with a handful of questions, position your camera in a way that it looks like you’re being interviewed, hit record and just answer the questions!
I hope you can see the power of this method of creating content. Personally, it’s much easier to create compelling video content, than it is to create boring old text!
“Talk” soon!
Gideon Shalwick
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Gideon,
I really enjoyed this video interview. I have been working with some a youth outreach program at the University and have been looking for some ideas of how to present content that is not only interesting to watch, but not burdensome for or uncomfortable for the person being interviewed.
Simple brilliance!
Thanks for sharing this tip
Excellent stuff Monique!
Glad you liked the cool new method for creating easy video content!
Gideon
Very informative, thanks Gideon.
Questions:
Do you use your real birth date when setting up a YouTube account? Their TOS state the information must be ‘accurate’ but I’m wary of why it’s necessary for You Tube to have my date of birth.
How important is it for a human face to be on videos? Do you think it can be just as effective with only voice over and some sort of presentation of what’s being covered?
Thanks Gideon.
Hey Michelle
Yes I do use my real birthdate – for me it’s not too much of an issue being over here in Australia. But I guess it’s up to you whether you want to share such information.
I think the human face definitely adds value to your videos – I’ve had some people commenting on my screen capture only videos, asking to see my face, and saying that it will help them a lot more to make a connection with me and to stay focused on the video.
That’s why you will be seeing more of my face from now on inside my videos.
All the best!
Gideon
Thanks for the quick reply! I’m an Aussie too so perhaps could worry less about these things than I do. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.
I admit I prefer to see faces myself but after several, (make that LOADS), of takes I’m just not confident with what I’m producing. I’ve read and heard enough about perfectionism getting in the way of progress so will get over it after reading your advice.
You’re the video expert and kicking butt with it so I’m listening!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Gideon.
Thanks Michelle!
You’re an Aussie too? Sweet! Not sure if I already knew that.
Yeah I know what you mean with having LOADS of takes before you’re happy with the result – yes there is the perfectionism thing, but I think there is also something else that seems to be normal with us humans. That is, many of us don’t like seeing or hearing ourselves.
The key here is to just do it enough times, so that you can get over it. Once you’re over it, you actually start enjoying watching yourself – hehehe (don’t tell anyone I said that!)
Talk soon!
Gideon
Hi Gideon,
This is a very clever, low maintenance way to create content. While I purchased BaB premium some time ago, I didn’t plan on becoming a blogger immediately.
However, now is finally the right time for me to start and I’m moving through the material at my own pace. Point is I tried writing my first post today but I’ve only gotten half of it down, and spend 4 hours already! Probably would have been done by now with this video method. I’ll have to look into camera equipment, but thanks for the great tip.
Hey Danielle
Yeah this is such a fast and easy way of creating videos – and it’s fun too!
I’m actually busy creating a new set of videos that shows you how to create your own high quality videos, but still keep in affordable.
Should be out in the next few weeks
Gideon
Yep I’m in Melbourne, best state in Australia with Brisbane a close second.
I think I know what you mean about getting used to it. Voice over was hard to hear once but now it’s easy so hopefully the more I persevere with talking head the easier it will be like you say. Not sure I’ll get to the point of actually enjoying watching myself, but if I do I definitely won’t tell anyone, lol.
Thanks again.
Hi Gideon!
Really like your “Get video online” classes same with become a blogger Great work! Just ran across this site a I like it! Was just curious to know what resolution you record your videos in, is it better to just record the highest you can and then compress when encoding? Also, what video editing software do you use? Will probably be different then I can get as I use a PC but I use Sony vegas movie studio 8 and it doesn’t seem like I can get a high enough resolution when encoding my videos! Thank you Gideon, am looking forward to more of you product!
PS. When are you going to host your youtube webinar again?
Hey Ty
Thanks for your kind comments! Much appreciated!
I normally record in the highest resolution possible so that it gives me more options to export to at a later date.
For example, say I want to create an online video now, but later on also want to change the same video into a DVD. It would make sense to then record in the highest resolution possible. You can always go down in resolution… but you can never go up
I mainly use Final Cut Express for moving videos and for screen capture I use ScreenFlow. For PC, I would recommend Sony Movie Studio HD (cos it has a nice YouTube export function) and for screen capture Camtasia.
Oh, and I have just “quietly” opened the doors to Killer YouTube Strategies again. You can access it over here:
http://killeryoutubestrategies.com/
Talk soon!
Gideon
[..YouTube..] great video Gideon
your forget passion and fun.
2 import keys for success.
you have to love what you do
P.S.: what camera do you use in this video?
[..YouTube..] Hey
Totally agree with you – passion and fun are essential ingredients to success.
I guess I didn’t make that very clear when I was talking about enjoying both the process and the result of what you are doing.
I just used a Flip Ultra HD camera for this recording…
Gideon
Hi Gideon, great technique, a very nice idea for the future! Quick question, what camera do you use or recommend, and what external lapel/tie mic do you use? I’m looking at getting a new Flip (I have an old version) but it doesn’t have external mic input and I need one for the sound when I’m outside. I know the Kodak Z8i has an external mic input but that that impressed with it. Don’t mind spending more for something that will last. Thanks!
Hey Joel
Great questions – I’ll be revealing that info really soon – so watch this space
Gideon
I look forward to it, thanks Gideon!
[..YouTube..] Wow, you consistently amaze me Gideon – demonstrating your expertise, creativity and professionalism, coupled with your informal approachable self.
Not saying I haven’t seen this style before, but its certainly a winner! It is captivating for the audience by including a mix of live video and slides, as well as the camera angles and slices.
Question for you on the audio microphone equipment attached to your collar – what is it called, and what sort of cost can be expected to buy one?
Kieran
Hi Gideon,
I just checked out your killer youtube strategies site. Great stuff! I hope you’ll keep it online until I save up some money.
I’d really like to learn all this youtube magic from you, as you are truely the an expert at it. What you did with Free Magic Live is amazing! I plan on launching an e-course in the near future which will be heavily based on video and audio. So, you are my man! 
Also, I really loved the design of Killer Youtube Strategies. Very simple, lots of white space, easy on the eye, yet very elegant and effective. How did you build that page? Simple hand coding or with some kind of theme maybe? I wish to create something similar for the optin page of my e-course. Just a video, a little text and and an easilyí accessable optin form.
Thanks and have a great day!
Zsolt
Hey Zolt – Ok I’ll keep it open for a while. I may have to close it down for some time though… but I’m still making plans for the year.
For the design of http://www.KillerYouTubeStrategies.com I just went for the minimalistic approach. I think for my kind of websites, content is WAY more important than pretty graphics. I am liking the model that big sites like Google, YouTube and Apple follow – It’s not about the graphics for them… it’s about the content and the user experience.
So, you’ll see all or most of my current and future designs will be following along this same path of simplicity of design and amazing content.
Great to see you on here again Zsolt! Thought I lost you there for a while!
Gideon
[..YouTube..] Hey Kieran
Thanks for your very kind comments!
The mic I am using is really just a cheap old lapel mic – but I use it with a combination of other tools to give the above high quality result.
I’m soon revealing the solution – just subscribe to my newsletter on my blog and you’ll get notified – any time now
three double u’s dot gideonshalwick dot see oh em.
Hey Gideon,
Just letting you know that your ReTweet button is not showing your name:
It’s automatically doing this @retweetmeme instead of @gideonshalwick – I manually changed it for you when I retweet your blog posts.
By the way, Louis asked me to do the same thing, so I’ll be having a video done soon answering his questions as well.
Thanks for the great idea!
Hey Tyrone!
Cheers for letting me know!
I’ve just gone ahead and fixed it
Let me know once you’ve done your interview with Louis – will be great to see your end result!
Gideon
[..YouTube..] Good show Gideon. So it looked like you used two cameras; one wide and the other zoomed in is that right? Otherwise how do you get the zoom in feature? I’m quite intrigued to try it as well
.
Thanks.
[..YouTube..] Actually just used one camera this time. But I zoomed in and out with the editing software afterward to give the effect of two cameras.
Works well every time!
Gideon
[..YouTube..] Thanks; nifty. What kind of software did you use for editing?
[..YouTube..] For this specific video I used Final Cut Express. But I’ve discovered a far superior combination of tools now. Will be revealing it soon…
When are you going to take members for you become a blogger program and how much will it cost. Great videos thanks so much for the info I am new to IM and think your program will be good to start out with.
Hey Alan
Good timing – we are actually re-opening Become A Blogger Premium again this week.
To make sure you get notified when we open doors again, make sure you are signed up here:
http://becomeablogger.com/roadmap
Gideon
[..YouTube..] Hi, I really enjoyed watch this substantive content video. i would personally recommend it to all online business entrepreneurs who wish to succeed in online marketing.
Regards
Stephen
[..YouTube..] Hey Stephen
Thanks for recommending my channel! Much appreciated!
Gideon
[..YouTube..] Very informative video, Gideon. Took your YouTube strategies course and loved it! Keep ‘em coming.
[..YouTube..] Awesome! Lots to learn from this guy!
[..YouTube..] Hi, & well done for a great informative video Gideon,
Ive just joined you tube & will start marketing through this sort of network,(when i get my head arround it) so ill be looking to find more of your videos,once again many thanks,Richard.
[..YouTube..] Hi Gideon,
what camera do you use?
Thanks
Niall
[..YouTube..] @Ashwillan Hey Niall – it was a Flip Ultra HD camera for this one. But I added a special twist to make it better. Will be revealing the secret soon!
[..YouTube..] Thanks Gideon. one other question – how do you rate imovie on the mac for editing?
Thanks
Niall
[..YouTube..] @Ashwillan I don’t actually use iMovie – while it’s simple, it’s just too limited. Lately I just use Screenflow. SOOOO much easier.
[..YouTube..] thanks Gideon, i think I’ll have to experiment with imovie until i get the hang of it, then maybe I’ll upgrade.
Regards
Niall
[..YouTube..] Google “Dominate Google Search Results Pages” for an answer
[..YouTube..] Very nice video. Thank you for the great video marketing tips.
[..YouTube..] @Liflecken No probs! All the best! Also remember to visit my blog for access to my free video blogging report coming soon…
gideonshalwick with a dotcom at the end…
Gideon Shalwick
[..YouTube..] thanks for the video there were some great nuggets! I have recently been to a Sean Roach conference he has this absolutely essential guide well worth a look for any budding internet marketers!
[..YouTube..] Very inspiring for guys like me who love producing online video marketing! Thanks!
[..YouTube..] Great video Gideon, many thanks for the wonderful tips
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