I find some amateur Youtube videos to be very amateur. Perhaps I have an overly critical view, but I feel that Youtube is meant for a large audience. Presenters should be somewhat professional, and talk... efficiently, if that's the right word. What I mean is, if a person on-camera is talking, and using way too many casual colloquiums "Like, you know, like, OMG!", and blabbering off-topic, it makes me switch to another video. Whether or not you agree that professionalism is key, we can all agree that you want the audience to watch your whole video.
Last night I was searching for Youtube reviews of a product. Once the person on-camera started blithering, after a few seconds I got annoyed and clicked on other videos. The ones I watched to the end were because the host was speaking efficiently.
Tips to improve your videos:
* know exactly what you'll be talking about
* if you need to, have cue cards off-camera to keep you on-track
* get a program for basic editing, to remove mistakes, interruptions, settling into your chair, etc.
* make sure the room is extremely quiet so the audience can hear your mic
If you would like your videos reviewed, feel free to send me a link!
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