Advice on how to create a video course

Practice practice practice.

Almost no one likes the sound of their own voice... at least in the beginning. I never did either. In fact I still don't like it but I've done heaps of tutorial videos now and no one has ever had a problem with them.

You need to just keep practicing so you get comfortable with things. The more comfortable, the less shaky your voice will be. The more comfortable you are, the deeper and richer your tone will generally be as well.

Just remember that people judge your voice much less than the information your voice is giving. So long as you speak clearly and don't have a very strong accent that is hard to decipher, you should be fine.

Just imagine you are sitting down and explaining something to a friend. That is the best way to approach it and should calm you down. Another thing that helped relieve the pressure for me is to realize that if you make a mistake when recording, you don't need to start over. Simply leave a 5-10 second gap and then start where you left off. By leaving the gap you can regather your thoughts and then easily see where those errors are and edit them out later. But do not start over everytime you make a mistake. If you do that the pressure on yourself will be immense and you'll find you make even more mistakes.

Just relax. Easier said than done, I know. But the key to being relaxed at something is just doing it over and over again until it becomes familiar to you.

Just dive in and do it! You can always go back and tweak it....the more recordings you do the better you will become at doing videos.

Another great tip is to have another peron there with you. So the set up is
more you giving training to someone, instead of you just talking at the
audience. Much more natural and the audience will forgive any stops and
starts because they are a part of a normal conversation.

the easiest way is to make the video no matter what..

be your self..

in the end your buyer doesn't really care with your voice.. they only care with the content you give to them..

just do it my friend

wishing you success and happy

Wow! Thanks to the original poster ... this is something that is stumping me with getting started. My voice is fairly weak because I have severe allergies. Never cared to hear the sound of my voice. Yet, I want to do a series of video tutorials and don't know where I can find someone to do voiceover for multiple videos that can run from 3 to 10 minutes each. I've looked into all the voice formant changing software and text to speech stuff and it's all horrible.

Anyway, thanks OP. I appreciate your post.

And thanks to all who have shared their tips so far. I'll keep reading this thread.


Ina

I agree with Will up to a point.

There's the normal anxiety that everybody has when hearing their own voice and then there's something much worse.

If somebody has a serious medical condition that genuinely makes their voice hard to understand then it makes sense to use somebody else. What I'd do though is use a friend and maybe give him a % of the profits. That way you would have consistency throughout your courses and it wouldn't be an issue.

Steve

Thanks, guys, for the feedback.

I just finished reading another thread (that extolled the virtues of Fiverr and said, with just a little due diligence, one can really get great results for a wide range of services. It's entitled, Fiverr Rocks!

I asked if anyone who's worked with a voiceover person on a video tutorial series can post a reply and I will PM them with a few questions and (hopefully) their recommendation.

Thanks again.

Ina

I find it helps if I sit back and relax and act as though I am talking to someone rather than into a mic. It sounds less scripted when I do it this way and more natural.

I do these types of videos all the time on Fiverr. If that's something you want done, I can definitely get it done for you. But if you want to build your brand and you don't have any sort of speech impediment or anything you can very easily do it yourself. I agree with other people. I hated my voice too. But I've been doing it so long now that it doesn't matter. I actually kinda like how I sound and I've never had any complaints.

If you wanna check out my Fiverr gig...

fiverr.com/algreg/create-your-video-sales-letter

Don't worry about your voice and just start making videos! We all don't like how our voice sounds on camera or in video.

I just finished a video course last year and put my heart and soul into it and it turned out great and I made plenty of sales. No refunds at all! I never would have done it if I'd been too concerned about my voice being too monotone and boring.

When I got started doing voice overs and videos I found it really hard to get through a full line without messing up. I hated my voice...but other people seemed to be ok with it. 2 things to keep in mind...unless people say, "Your voice is horrible" they're probably going to be more accepting of you than you are of yourself. The next thing that I find really helps is to talk with your hands. What I mean is as you're talking over express things with your hands like you would if you were really excited about something. I still do this and it helps. The reason being...I'm thinking more about my hands than my voice. Try it out and see if that helps.

Watch videos on public speaking and implement what they teach..

Also, i would just shoot them. Understand that you're not going to be perfect in the beginning but you'll start progressing and people will notice it too.

Now if you're that particular about your voice, head over to Fiverr with a script and search through all the radio voiceovers until you find a woman or man that fits your liking. Now if you're video is longer than a minute, expect to pay well over $5. That's how they make their money. LOL

Let me google that for you

Hope that help

Dennis
The Marketing Menace

Keep in mind that what you hear when you watch your videos is what other people hear when you speak to them. You hear your own voice differently when you speak because it's as much the vibration through your skull that you're hearing as the actual sound of your voice.

So it seems a lot more "foreign" to you than it will to anyone else who watches your video.

You can use an equalizer or software like Garageband to filter your audio and make it sound a bit bassier, which is partly what makes a radio voice sound the way it does.

The shakiness will pass as you get more comfortable doing it.

Ask anyone who makes high-quality videos what their first few were like and they'll probably all cringe

I sucked at videos at the beginning. Things that helped me out:

-Stand up if you can, use your arms when you speak like you normally would. Be animated. It'll feel weird, but you just have to get over it.

-Actually teach someone else if they are willing to learn from you. If they have a quesion, let them actually ask if on the audio. Because if they didn't understand what you tried to explain, chances are your listeners won't understand either.

-It sounds corney, but I heard Tony Robbins explain the exact affirmation that he uses before he goes on stage. I wrote it down word for word. So now I do an explosive, power move with my body and state the affirmation out loud a few times with as much energy as I can. (This one has probably helped me actually have recordings that people want to listen to, more than any other thing I've done).

Recording audios and videos is a skill worth learning. Just got for it. You might have to create your product twice because the first time isn't good, but who cares. Rock it out and have fun!

If you are thinking you want to do more speaking, check out Toastmasters and see if there is a chapter in your area. It is not only a great place to practice your speaking, it is also a great way to network with people.

I've heard it said time and time again. Do the thing you FEAR and the death of that FEAR is certain. Man, everybody goes through that phase. I dealt with it and still kind of deal with it today. It's ironic that you mentioned this because just an hour or so ago, I was in my office practicing on video for a course that I'm preparing for my subscribers. I don't like hearing my voice either, but I can't let that get in the way of where I'm trying to go and neither should you.

Go for it man. You gotta be bad before you can get good. You gotta ask yourself, what's the alternative? If you sit here and let this stuff keep you from progressing, will you ever reach your goals? Nope.

As others have said, it's cool to use someone else for the voiceover and everything, but are you really building your business/brand that way? I would say no. Just go for it dude, you'll be fine.

Just keep practicing. You could for example record yourself reading a couple of articles every day. Its all about practicing.

I did a series of videos on Youtube, for voiceovers I had script bullet points. I prefer that to a script because it allows me to be more conversational.
Practice is key and getting over hating your voice.

creating videos does take practice but the more you make the easier it gets

i used to think i was rubbish at creating videos too and thought who on earth would want to listen to me ramble on over a mic

but over 200 internet marketing videos later it's way easier :-)

i also use camtasia and what i do to make the audio a little clearer is use the audio enhancement feature in the sidebar of camtasia, this really clears the audio up before producing it

Paul