On-screen Interviewing: Enthusiasm

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"Hi, my name is Aimy Kersey. I want to talk to you today about some general screen tips. What to do when you find yourself in front of the camera? Enthusiasm. Be animated. Use gestures, facial expressions, and body language to add vitality to your words. However, be careful not to overdo it. Remember that very often the way you say something adds creditably to what you're saying. Let's think of an example. If a young mother was being interviewed about having a baby recently. And she replied, "Yes I just had a baby, it was the most wonderful experience in my life." Would you really believe her? Let's look at the very same statement say with enthusiasm. Yes I just had a baby, it was the wonderful experience in my life. Which mother would you tend to believe more? Just as important as enthusiasm is a simple smile. Very often you know people can be enthusiastic, they can vary their pitch and tone. They can articulate well. But if they don't smile. Their not creating a good first impression. They distracts them from their credibility and it also stops people from really warming to them. I have a really pretty even kill personality. So, how do I come across has not being too boring on film? Boring is a fine line isn't it. We don't want to be too big because the camera accentuates everything. But we don't want to come across as being boring. So, I think the main thing is to have lots of enthusiasm in the way that you speak. Be careful not to use too many hand gestures so the enthusiasm should come from our voice. Varying the pitch, the tone, the speed and just, you know what we call light and shade. The way we say something. The enthusiasm we inject into our voice. I like you to try saying something for me in a couple of different ways. Just in a very monotone voice way, I like you to say, I'm really excited to be a guest on your show. I'm really excited to be a guest on your show. Now get me some enthusiasm. And say the same thing again but with enthusiasm. I'm really excited to be a guest on your show. Okay, great. And you see, people are more likely to listen to somebody that's got more enthusiasm in the way that they speak."