# Camera confidence tips - Prep - Time blocking - Tech prep - Remove friction - Use a teleprompter - Review your production checklist - Check your background - Put phone in silent mode - Warmup - Vocal cord warm ups - Recite the days of the week with a pen in mouth - "Lion face, lemon face" actor warmup - Pre-filming rituals - Watch a funny youtube clip - The Announcer's Test - Practice your delivery with your pet - Practice the first sentence to perfection so the rest will flow - Get some coffee - Mindset - Box breathing - Listen to your hype song - Do a dance - Reflect on your wins - Remind yourself that you don't have to get it in one take - Know that you can edit later - Meditate on your imperfections - Give your camera a funny name - Talk to your mirror everyday - Think about your current and future supporters - Forgive yourself for your mistakes - Exercise - Stretch - Take a walk around the block - Do 10 pushups - Jumping jacks in front of the camera - Do Yoga poses - Approach - Don't fixate on the words - Set a rubber duck next to the camera - Ask someone to stand behind the camera and talk to them - Print off a picture of the person you're making the video for and place it next to your camera - Imagine you are speaking to ONE person - Talk to the camera as if it was a close friend - Experiment with an alter ego - Talk to a stranger ## Related - [[Phases of camera confidence]]