Episode 12

How To Get Over Your Fear And Press The Damn Button with Brian Fanzo

Video is one of the best ways to reach an audience, but it's also one of the most intimidating content forms to create. If fear is holding you back, maybe you just need to “press the damn button.”

It's not easy to get started with video. It might feel daunting at first, but there are many reasons why that shouldn't stop you from creating video content.

If anyone has the best advice for creating video, it's Brian Fanzo. Brian has been sharing live videos since 2013 and is an entrepreneur and keynote speaker. In this episode of The Visual Lounge, he shares the best lessons he's learned for creating video, from how to get started to how to keep evolving.

Learning points from the episode include:

  • What it means to “press the button”
  • Why create live video?
  • How to record videos with confidence
  • The two golden rules of live video
  • Brian’s ‘Rule of Five’
  • How to adapt when video evolves
  • Why you should utilize different platforms
  • Why you should (or shouldn’t) find your niche

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Learn more about the Techsmith Academy.

To read the blog post on the topic or watch the video, click here.

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Matthew Pierce

Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy, a free platform teaching video and image creation for business, which has been used by tens of thousands of users. He is the host of The Visual Lounge Podcast from TechSmith, which streams live on Youtube and LinkedIn weekly. Matthew is a regular speaker at multiple learning and development-focused conferences and is a regular contributor to various training publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn.