Publishing
Ready isn't perfect
What ready looks like for your first episode, and a simple 30-day plan to get it recorded and published.
So what does ready look like? It's not a perfect show. For a first episode, ready means three things.
- Every word is clear. People can hear everything you say.
- Nobody's echoing. I don't trust echo cancellation, so if there's more than one voice, everybody wears headphones. Put that in the calendar invite when you ask someone to be your guest.
- You didn't lose the file. It made it to the internet.
If the framing is off, if the intro is awkward, you are allowed to not like it.
Marielou
What matters to me is that it got out into the internet, and then you can make it better.
Your first 30 days
- Week one: set up one scene, one camera and one microphone, with your audio levels somewhere you can see them.
- Week two: record a practice episode, full length, on a real topic. Nobody ever has to see it. Watch it back and take notes, especially on the moments where your own attention drifts.
- Week three: record the real one, in the same scene and the same seat. By now the setup feels familiar, which is exactly what you want.
- Week four: publish it.
If it takes you a little longer, that's fine. There's no shame in taking longer or doing it faster, as long as you get it done.
Rehearse by recording
Your rehearsal is not thinking about the episode in the shower. It's sitting in your scene, it's pressing the record button and watching it back yourself.
Marielou
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By Marielou Mandl, founder of Video Creator Club. This post started as a carousel on @videocreator.club.