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The 5 Beginner Mistakes most YouTubers Make & How to Stop Sucking on Camera


if you’re trying to get your YouTube

if you’re trying to get your YouTube channel launched today’s video talks

channel launched today’s video talks

channel launched today’s video talks about the top five mistakes that new

about the top five mistakes that new

about the top five mistakes that new youtubers make when launching their

youtubers make when launching their

youtubers make when launching their channel and how to stop sucking on

channel and how to stop sucking on

channel and how to stop sucking on camera so I got a question for one of my

camera so I got a question for one of my

camera so I got a question for one of my YouTube viewers Patricia love you guys

YouTube viewers Patricia love you guys

YouTube viewers Patricia love you guys who wrote in to say hey Evan I have a

who wrote in to say hey Evan I have a

who wrote in to say hey Evan I have a problem with my videos actually several

problem with my videos actually several

problem with my videos actually several problems welcome to the club but the one

problems welcome to the club but the one

problems welcome to the club but the one that I’m concerned about the most is

that I’m concerned about the most is

that I’m concerned about the most is that I think they’re too dull boring and

that I think they’re too dull boring and

that I think they’re too dull boring and repetitive I want to get people’s

repetitive I want to get people’s

repetitive I want to get people’s attention but I can’t do it by saying

attention but I can’t do it by saying

attention but I can’t do it by saying the same thing again and again what

the same thing again and again what

the same thing again and again what would you recommend to shake up a little

would you recommend to shake up a little

would you recommend to shake up a little bit more about my videos thanks for this

bit more about my videos thanks for this

bit more about my videos thanks for this video it helped a lot this is a

video it helped a lot this is a

video it helped a lot this is a fantastic question and I think every

fantastic question and I think every

fantastic question and I think every youtuber struggles on their journey to

youtuber struggles on their journey to

youtuber struggles on their journey to eventually achieving success and I’ve

eventually achieving success and I’ve

eventually achieving success and I’ve definitely learned a lot on my journey

definitely learned a lot on my journey

definitely learned a lot on my journey from starting with nothing to having

from starting with nothing to having

from starting with nothing to having millions of views on my channel I’m

millions of views on my channel I’m

millions of views on my channel I’m going to share with you the five

going to share with you the five

going to share with you the five mistakes that most newbie youtubers make

mistakes that most newbie youtubers make

mistakes that most newbie youtubers make and how you can avoid sucking on camera

and how you can avoid sucking on camera

and how you can avoid sucking on camera so number one is having no passion so

so number one is having no passion so

so number one is having no passion so many new youtubers have zero passion and

many new youtubers have zero passion and

many new youtubers have zero passion and emotion in their videos and I get why

emotion in their videos and I get why

emotion in their videos and I get why you do it you know you’re nervous in

you do it you know you’re nervous in

you do it you know you’re nervous in front of the camera here you’re not used

front of the camera here you’re not used

front of the camera here you’re not used to speaking to a screen you don’t have

to speaking to a screen you don’t have

to speaking to a screen you don’t have an audience in front of you that you can

an audience in front of you that you can

an audience in front of you that you can get energy from you also might be trying

get energy from you also might be trying

get energy from you also might be trying to remember the script and say exactly

to remember the script and say exactly

to remember the script and say exactly the words that you want to say and get

the words that you want to say and get

the words that you want to say and get exactly the message out that you want to

exactly the message out that you want to

exactly the message out that you want to get out and the end result is a super

get out and the end result is a super

get out and the end result is a super boring video I remember one of my first

boring video I remember one of my first

boring video I remember one of my first videos let’s link it up here was on Walt

videos let’s link it up here was on Walt

videos let’s link it up here was on Walt Disney and I had a professional video

Disney and I had a professional video

Disney and I had a professional video crew come in and I had a script that I

crew come in and I had a script that I

crew come in and I had a script that I memorized that I wanted to be perfect

memorized that I wanted to be perfect

memorized that I wanted to be perfect and and it looked great the setup was

and and it looked great the setup was

and and it looked great the setup was perfect but because I was so nervous

perfect but because I was so nervous

perfect but because I was so nervous because I was just speaking to a camera

because I was just speaking to a camera

because I was just speaking to a camera because I wanted to get the exact words

because I wanted to get the exact words

because I wanted to get the exact words out my delivery sucked and I would use

out my delivery sucked and I would use

out my delivery sucked and I would use passionate words with no passion I would

passionate words with no passion I would

passionate words with no passion I would say things like to learn from Walt

say things like to learn from Walt

say things like to learn from Walt Disney you need to make sure that you

Disney you need to make sure that you

Disney you need to make sure that you follow your passion so boring right so

follow your passion so boring right so

follow your passion so boring right so you’ve got to tap into your passion

you’ve got to tap into your passion

you’ve got to tap into your passion you’ve got to stop boring about scene

you’ve got to stop boring about scene

you’ve got to stop boring about scene exact words exactly as you wrote them

exact words exactly as you wrote them

exact words exactly as you wrote them down and instead let the emotion come

down and instead let the emotion come

down and instead let the emotion come through and have more passion every

through and have more passion every

through and have more passion every video that you create how you say

video that you create how you say

video that you create how you say something is equally as important as

something is equally as important as

something is equally as important as what you’re saying

what you’re saying

what you’re saying so inject more passion into your videos

so inject more passion into your videos

so inject more passion into your videos number two is repeating yourself if you

number two is repeating yourself if you

number two is repeating yourself if you watch a lot of newbie youtubers in their

watch a lot of newbie youtubers in their

watch a lot of newbie youtubers in their videos are saying the same thing over

videos are saying the same thing over

videos are saying the same thing over and over and over again and and maybe

and over and over again and and maybe

and over and over again and and maybe finding three different ways to say the

finding three different ways to say the

finding three different ways to say the exact same message you need to practice

exact same message you need to practice

exact same message you need to practice getting your message to be concise one

getting your message to be concise one

getting your message to be concise one exercise that really helped me that my

exercise that really helped me that my

exercise that really helped me that my media coach gave me is to practice doing

media coach gave me is to practice doing

media coach gave me is to practice doing one-minute Mondays where basically I had

one-minute Mondays where basically I had

one-minute Mondays where basically I had to deliver a message and a story and

to deliver a message and a story and

to deliver a message and a story and something impactful in under two minutes

something impactful in under two minutes

something impactful in under two minutes and do that every single week on my

and do that every single week on my

and do that every single week on my channel and at first it was really hard

channel and at first it was really hard

channel and at first it was really hard I couldn’t get anything out in under two

I couldn’t get anything out in under two

I couldn’t get anything out in under two minutes and I thought I have so much to

minutes and I thought I have so much to

minutes and I thought I have so much to say I have so many stories I want to get

say I have so many stories I want to get

say I have so many stories I want to get it out there but when I look back on my

it out there but when I look back on my

it out there but when I look back on my old videos I realized I just kept saying

old videos I realized I just kept saying

old videos I realized I just kept saying the same thing over and over and over

the same thing over and over and over

the same thing over and over and over again and using different words so

again and using different words so

again and using different words so practice your own version of a

practice your own version of a

practice your own version of a one-minute Monday so you can get concise

one-minute Monday so you can get concise

one-minute Monday so you can get concise thinking and execution of your ideas

thinking and execution of your ideas

thinking and execution of your ideas number three is summarizing and not

number three is summarizing and not

number three is summarizing and not being specific a lot of newbie youtubers

being specific a lot of newbie youtubers

being specific a lot of newbie youtubers are not great storytellers they’re

are not great storytellers they’re

are not great storytellers they’re telling their story they’re explaining

telling their story they’re explaining

telling their story they’re explaining something that was traumatic in their

something that was traumatic in their

something that was traumatic in their life or life-changing that happened

life or life-changing that happened

life or life-changing that happened before and you just give the high level

before and you just give the high level

before and you just give the high level summary instead of making me feel like

summary instead of making me feel like

summary instead of making me feel like I’m a part of the story this is

I’m a part of the story this is

I’m a part of the story this is something I had a huge problem with

something I had a huge problem with

something I had a huge problem with myself as I was trying to develop my

myself as I was trying to develop my

myself as I was trying to develop my channel and get better as a speaker I

channel and get better as a speaker I

channel and get better as a speaker I would talk about a major problem I had

would talk about a major problem I had

would talk about a major problem I had and say and that was a really tough

and say and that was a really tough

and say and that was a really tough period in my life and so I decided I

period in my life and so I decided I

period in my life and so I decided I really had to turn things around I would

really had to turn things around I would

really had to turn things around I would give very few details and wasn’t very

give very few details and wasn’t very

give very few details and wasn’t very specific at all where instead it’s

specific at all where instead it’s

specific at all where instead it’s better to talk about fewer points but go

better to talk about fewer points but go

better to talk about fewer points but go deeper on them if you’re talking about a

deeper on them if you’re talking about a

deeper on them if you’re talking about a time in your life where you are really

time in your life where you are really

time in your life where you are really struggling take me there

struggling take me there

struggling take me there make it feel like I’m sitting next to

make it feel like I’m sitting next to

make it feel like I’m sitting next to you on the couch watching it happen tell

you on the couch watching it happen tell

you on the couch watching it happen tell me about how you were crying and how the

me about how you were crying and how the

me about how you were crying and how the the tears were coming out of your eyes

the tears were coming out of your eyes

the tears were coming out of your eyes and your nose and tell me about how your

and your nose and tell me about how your

and your nose and tell me about how your mother came and put her hand on your

mother came and put her hand on your

mother came and put her hand on your shoulder and told you that everything

shoulder and told you that everything

shoulder and told you that everything was going to be okay tell me what you

was going to be okay tell me what you

was going to be okay tell me what you were thinking feeling acting tell me

were thinking feeling acting tell me

were thinking feeling acting tell me about it

about it

about it make me again feel like I am right

make me again feel like I am right

make me again feel like I am right they’re watching with you instead of

they’re watching with you instead of

they’re watching with you instead of being up here where I’m disconnected and

being up here where I’m disconnected and

being up here where I’m disconnected and I don’t really understand what’s going

I don’t really understand what’s going

I don’t really understand what’s going on

on

on so stop summarizing and start being

so stop summarizing and start being

so stop summarizing and start being specific number four is not

specific number four is not

specific number four is not personalizing your videos wherever

personalizing your videos wherever

personalizing your videos wherever possible you want to be able to tell a

possible you want to be able to tell a

possible you want to be able to tell a personal story to help bring your point

personal story to help bring your point

personal story to help bring your point home your story not only helps people

home your story not only helps people

home your story not only helps people connect to you more but also helps drive

connect to you more but also helps drive

connect to you more but also helps drive your point home so in my first point I

your point home so in my first point I

your point home so in my first point I was talking about not having passion I

was talking about not having passion I

was talking about not having passion I shared an example but my first Disney

shared an example but my first Disney

shared an example but my first Disney video that you can go back and click on

video that you can go back and click on

video that you can go back and click on in my second point about repeating

in my second point about repeating

in my second point about repeating yourself I shared an example about how I

yourself I shared an example about how I

yourself I shared an example about how I kept repeating myself and used a

kept repeating myself and used a

kept repeating myself and used a one-minute Monday exercise that helped

one-minute Monday exercise that helped

one-minute Monday exercise that helped me get through so try to add a personal

me get through so try to add a personal

me get through so try to add a personal story or anecdote to every single video

story or anecdote to every single video

story or anecdote to every single video that you make you’ll often find that the

that you make you’ll often find that the

that you make you’ll often find that the best stories are the ones that make you

best stories are the ones that make you

best stories are the ones that make you vulnerable where you’re talking about

vulnerable where you’re talking about

vulnerable where you’re talking about real problems that you have I’ve made

real problems that you have I’ve made

real problems that you have I’ve made videos talking about my divorce my hair

videos talking about my divorce my hair

videos talking about my divorce my hair loss my weight gain as struggles that I

loss my weight gain as struggles that I

loss my weight gain as struggles that I faced when I was growing my business I

faced when I was growing my business I

faced when I was growing my business I talked about how I was making $300 a

talked about how I was making $300 a

talked about how I was making $300 a month barely able to survive feeling

month barely able to survive feeling

month barely able to survive feeling totally worthless feeling totally

totally worthless feeling totally

totally worthless feeling totally helpless feeling like I added no value

helpless feeling like I added no value

helpless feeling like I added no value to the world and I didn’t know what to

to the world and I didn’t know what to

to the world and I didn’t know what to do with my life

do with my life

do with my life and that can be really hard to do

and that can be really hard to do

and that can be really hard to do because in general you want to present a

because in general you want to present a

because in general you want to present a positive picture when you go out and you

positive picture when you go out and you

positive picture when you go out and you meet people and they ask you how you are

meet people and they ask you how you are

meet people and they ask you how you are that the default answer is I’m fine

that the default answer is I’m fine

that the default answer is I’m fine we’re really maybe you’re not so fine

we’re really maybe you’re not so fine

we’re really maybe you’re not so fine and if you look at the top youtubers

and if you look at the top youtubers

and if you look at the top youtubers they’re willing to share their

they’re willing to share their

they’re willing to share their vulnerabilities they’re willing to share

vulnerabilities they’re willing to share

vulnerabilities they’re willing to share their stories and they’re willing to be

their stories and they’re willing to be

their stories and they’re willing to be naked figuratively in front of the

naked figuratively in front of the

naked figuratively in front of the camera so start sharing and start

camera so start sharing and start

camera so start sharing and start getting more personalized number 5 is

getting more personalized number 5 is

getting more personalized number 5 is your videos are important enough my

your videos are important enough my

your videos are important enough my agent liked to tell me when we first

agent liked to tell me when we first

agent liked to tell me when we first started working together that my videos

started working together that my videos

started working together that my videos they weren’t important enough he always

they weren’t important enough he always

they weren’t important enough he always used to say I had to up the stakes every

used to say I had to up the stakes every

used to say I had to up the stakes every time I got off a call with him when he

time I got off a call with him when he

time I got off a call with him when he reviewed my videos he said up the stakes

reviewed my videos he said up the stakes

reviewed my videos he said up the stakes up the ante make it more important and

up the ante make it more important and

up the ante make it more important and it’s true if your videos are more

it’s true if your videos are more

it’s true if your videos are more important if you go in with the

important if you go in with the

important if you go in with the intention of the videos being important

intention of the videos being important

intention of the videos being important then that makes a quality that much

then that makes a quality that much

then that makes a quality that much better here

better here

better here exercise that I like to do before I get

exercise that I like to do before I get

exercise that I like to do before I get on camera I imagine someone who’s having

on camera I imagine someone who’s having

on camera I imagine someone who’s having a problem who’s going through something

a problem who’s going through something

a problem who’s going through something really important in their life and who

really important in their life and who

really important in their life and who needs help

needs help

needs help I imagine that my video is the last

I imagine that my video is the last

I imagine that my video is the last thing that they’re going to watch before

thing that they’re going to watch before

thing that they’re going to watch before they make this all-important decision if

they make this all-important decision if

they make this all-important decision if a video is talking about self-confidence

a video is talking about self-confidence

a video is talking about self-confidence for example I might imagine somebody

for example I might imagine somebody

for example I might imagine somebody who’s just about to jump off a bridge

who’s just about to jump off a bridge

who’s just about to jump off a bridge and kill themselves and my video is the

and kill themselves and my video is the

and kill themselves and my video is the last thing that they are going to watch

last thing that they are going to watch

last thing that they are going to watch before they make that super important

before they make that super important

before they make that super important life decision that makes me feel like

life decision that makes me feel like

life decision that makes me feel like the video that I’m about to create is

the video that I’m about to create is

the video that I’m about to create is more important and when I feel like it’s

more important and when I feel like it’s

more important and when I feel like it’s more important than I’m going to project

more important than I’m going to project

more important than I’m going to project that importance on to you now the

that importance on to you now the

that importance on to you now the reality is it’s not going to be that

reality is it’s not going to be that

reality is it’s not going to be that important for most people but it will be

important for most people but it will be

important for most people but it will be that important for some people and

that important for some people and

that important for some people and unless you project yourself with the

unless you project yourself with the

unless you project yourself with the confidence and with that important stake

confidence and with that important stake

confidence and with that important stake in mind you’re not going to hit those

in mind you’re not going to hit those

in mind you’re not going to hit those people I do videos helping entrepreneurs

people I do videos helping entrepreneurs

people I do videos helping entrepreneurs but I’ve had people who wrote to me

but I’ve had people who wrote to me

but I’ve had people who wrote to me saying Evan your videos have saved my

saying Evan your videos have saved my

saying Evan your videos have saved my life that’s important and so you need to

life that’s important and so you need to

life that’s important and so you need to approach your videos with that same

approach your videos with that same

approach your videos with that same level of importance the next time you

level of importance the next time you

level of importance the next time you step in front of the camera you want to

step in front of the camera you want to

step in front of the camera you want to be thinking the video that I’m making

be thinking the video that I’m making

be thinking the video that I’m making right now has the ability to change or

right now has the ability to change or

right now has the ability to change or save somebody’s life make your videos

save somebody’s life make your videos

save somebody’s life make your videos more important start to up the ante and

more important start to up the ante and

more important start to up the ante and people will start to care a lot more and

people will start to care a lot more and

people will start to care a lot more and my sixth bonus tip is actually care I

my sixth bonus tip is actually care I

my sixth bonus tip is actually care I think it’s by default for most youtubers

think it’s by default for most youtubers

think it’s by default for most youtubers that you care about your audience you

that you care about your audience you

that you care about your audience you care about what you’re doing I feel the

care about what you’re doing I feel the

care about what you’re doing I feel the love from patricia’s , that she’s

love from patricia’s , that she’s

love from patricia’s , that she’s genuinely trying to make videos that

genuinely trying to make videos that

genuinely trying to make videos that people will care about some youtubers

people will care about some youtubers

people will care about some youtubers don’t care they’re just trying to put

don’t care they’re just trying to put

don’t care they’re just trying to put videos up there to try to make a lot of

videos up there to try to make a lot of

videos up there to try to make a lot of money they’re trying to monetize who

money they’re trying to monetize who

money they’re trying to monetize who advertise in ourselves some affiliate

advertise in ourselves some affiliate

advertise in ourselves some affiliate programs if you don’t actually care

programs if you don’t actually care

programs if you don’t actually care about your audience then there’s no way

about your audience then there’s no way

about your audience then there’s no way that they’re actually going to care

that they’re actually going to care

that they’re actually going to care about you so those are my five plus one

about you so those are my five plus one

about you so those are my five plus one tips on the mistakes that most beginners

tips on the mistakes that most beginners

tips on the mistakes that most beginners make on how to stop sucking on camera

make on how to stop sucking on camera

make on how to stop sucking on camera and of course remember to continue to

and of course remember to continue to

and of course remember to continue to believe for those are you watching if

believe for those are you watching if

believe for those are you watching if you like this video you want to see more

you like this video you want to see more

you like this video you want to see more don’t forget to subscribe to the channel

don’t forget to subscribe to the channel

don’t forget to subscribe to the channel thank you so much for tuning in and I’ll

thank you so much for tuning in and I’ll

thank you so much for tuning in and I’ll see you soon

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