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Top 10 Tuesday: Vlogging Tips

After being asked by a number of blogging friends to share my “vlogging prowess” with them, I thought I would offer up a Top 10 Vlogging Tips post for my Top 10 Tuesday post this week.

{If you can’t see the video embedded below, please visit the blog to watch it.}

Top 10 Vlogging Tips

In summary, my top 10 vlogging tips are:

  1. Plan what you are you going to say
  2. Smile
  3. Be yourself
  4. Have good lighting
  5. Edit
  6. Practice
  7. Be aware of background
  8. Pretend your camera is a friend
  9. Invest in a quality camera
  10. Be succinct

Do you vlog? What tips would you add?

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  • Anonymous

    These are great tips! I just posted my first vlog today :) I agree with your tips…it was helpful to practice and I wish I could have done it during the day to have better lighting!

    • http://blog.ashleypichea.com Ashley Pichea

      Congratulations on your first vlog! The first one is the most difficult… keep vlogging!!

  • http://twitter.com/kalynbr00ke Kalyn Comings

    Thank you for the tips  – it came at the perfect time, since I am working on a vlog for tomorrow!

    • http://blog.ashleypichea.com Ashley Pichea

      Can’t wait to see it, Kalyn!

  • http://intentionalbygrace.com Leigh Ann

    These are great tips, Ashley! Lighting is the hardest part for me since I only seem to remember that I need to shoot mine for the next day … after the sun starts to set. Our house is a lake house with small windows so….I really need to be sure to shoot when the sun is streaming in for some good natural lighting. Anyways, I enjoy your vlogs! Keep ‘em coming. :)

    • http://blog.ashleypichea.com Ashley Pichea

      I try to vlog in daylight, too, but if I do need to vlog in the “dark”, I try to be aware of the location of the light to avoid half of my face being in the shadows.

  • http://twitter.com/VloggingTips Jendi

    Love your tips! I know what you mean about the smile. I’ve seen so many that the people look scared. In this age of conferences there’s a good chance that you’ll meet watchers in real life – that makes it even more important to be yourself!

    Only thing I would add is to try to keep the videos to 3 minutes or less. If you have to do part one and part two you end up with more content – so it’s all good.

  • http://twitter.com/VloggingTips Jendi

    Love your tips! I know what you mean about the smile. I’ve seen so many that the people look scared. In this age of conferences there’s a good chance that you’ll meet watchers in real life – that makes it even more important to be yourself!

    Only thing I would add is to try to keep the videos to 3 minutes or less. If you have to do part one and part two you end up with more content – so it’s all good.

    • http://blog.ashleypichea.com Ashley Pichea

      That’s a great tip, Jendi… thanks for sharing!!

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