Video Resume – Helpful Tips Series

Part Two: Delivering Your Message

 Should you Do-It-Yourself or Use a Professional?

Once you’ve pulled together your script (see Part 1 - Helpful Tips Series) and practiced again and again, you will be ready to begin the delivery of your message.  There is really a lot more to it than just reading your lines.  Think for a moment of what an actor or actress would look like if they just read their lines verbatim, without exuding any emotional emphasis.  Although you’re probably not trying to turn yourself into an actor, you will be wise to take note from their practice of the importance in the impact of the delivery of your message.

Presence

You will want your viewer to see you in a confident, relaxed manner.  Why?  So, you provide the appearance of being in control of who you are as an individual, who you are in your profession and how you manage your career.  You will want to give the viewer a sense of what it would be like to work with you on a day to day basis.  Low energy and deer in the headlights eyes will not do the trick here.  You want to put your best foot forward and show your viewer you are ready to rise to the occasion and tackle the challenges for which they are seeking a solution.

Appearance

Your overall appearance can either add to, or take away from, the viewer’s experience of your video.  Each profession has an expected ‘appearance’ that goes along with it.  Think for a moment of the artist, or construction builder, or banker.  Each one of those professions brings to mind a very different expected appearance.  The artist will most likely be wearing something that is creative looking, while the construction worker will have on heavy boots, overalls and perhaps a tool belt.  Yet the banker will more than likely be wearing a suit, tie and be well groomed overall.  Projecting the expected appearance to your profession in your video will enhance the impact of your message.

Body Language

The use of body language in your video is extremely important.  Begin to work with this as you practice your video shoots.  Be extreme; take a shoot of you delivering your script with absolutely zero expression or body language.   Just drone on and never move your head, do not use your hands – zero expression.  Watch the replay.  Then, do another shoot; over exaggerate everything – big smiles, hands moving, head rocking.  Watch the replay.  Have fun, but overall recognize the necessity of meeting this energy in the middle.   Viewers need expression and emphasis in order to follow along with your message.  Never make the mistake of boring your viewer.

Do-it-Yourself or use a Professional

We’ve got loads of helpful tips to help you in creating your own powerful video resume.  And if you want more help – check out our Great Video! eBook.  Just know that what we want is for you to create a powerful video resume that will take your career to the next level.  If you require our services just let us know.  Otherwise, bookmark our site as we are always providing tips and hints to help you succeed in a grand way and truly “dig what you do”! 

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