if you want to have success on YouTube making videos and have people really
making videos and have people really
making videos and have people really relate to them and showcase yourself as
relate to them and showcase yourself as
relate to them and showcase yourself as an expert then you have to believe
an expert then you have to believe
an expert then you have to believe passionately in what you’re talking
passionately in what you’re talking
passionately in what you’re talking about and share things that are
about and share things that are
about and share things that are important to you hi I’m Evan Carmichael
important to you hi I’m Evan Carmichael
important to you hi I’m Evan Carmichael and I believe that hungry entrepreneurs
and I believe that hungry entrepreneurs
and I believe that hungry entrepreneurs deserve help so today i’m answering a
deserve help so today i’m answering a
deserve help so today i’m answering a question from one of my readers nick who
question from one of my readers nick who
question from one of my readers nick who wrote in to say he was asked about my
wrote in to say he was asked about my
wrote in to say he was asked about my videos hi of them I’m in the process of
videos hi of them I’m in the process of
videos hi of them I’m in the process of improving my video communications and I
improving my video communications and I
improving my video communications and I think yours are really good what’s the
think yours are really good what’s the
think yours are really good what’s the secret other than your incredible talent
secret other than your incredible talent
secret other than your incredible talent Thank You Nick and wrote in with
Thank You Nick and wrote in with
Thank You Nick and wrote in with specific questions that I’m going to get
specific questions that I’m going to get
specific questions that I’m going to get into so first one is how did you get so
into so first one is how did you get so
into so first one is how did you get so good was a natural talent lots of
good was a natural talent lots of
good was a natural talent lots of practice did you get coach did you do
practice did you get coach did you do
practice did you get coach did you do training I don’t think I’m particularly
training I don’t think I’m particularly
training I don’t think I’m particularly good at it I’ve done some speaking
good at it I’ve done some speaking
good at it I’ve done some speaking before so that may have helped a little
before so that may have helped a little
before so that may have helped a little bit but i don’t think i have natural
bit but i don’t think i have natural
bit but i don’t think i have natural talent for it it did take a lot of
talent for it it did take a lot of
talent for it it did take a lot of practice if you go back and look at my
practice if you go back and look at my
practice if you go back and look at my earlier videos they were really bad some
earlier videos they were really bad some
earlier videos they were really bad some of them i’m so embarrassed about that i
of them i’m so embarrassed about that i
of them i’m so embarrassed about that i want to take down but people keep
want to take down but people keep
want to take down but people keep watching them and leaving comments on
watching them and leaving comments on
watching them and leaving comments on them that are positive so i keep them up
them that are positive so i keep them up
them that are positive so i keep them up but i really want to take them down
but i really want to take them down
but i really want to take them down anyway so it has taken a lot of practice
anyway so it has taken a lot of practice
anyway so it has taken a lot of practice i have a couple hundred videos now up on
i have a couple hundred videos now up on
i have a couple hundred videos now up on youtube and i think the biggest thing
youtube and i think the biggest thing
youtube and i think the biggest thing with practice is just getting used to
with practice is just getting used to
with practice is just getting used to talking to the camera I found when I was
talking to the camera I found when I was
talking to the camera I found when I was getting started I was a little nervous
getting started I was a little nervous
getting started I was a little nervous when i pressed record I was fine before
when i pressed record I was fine before
when i pressed record I was fine before it sounded great but then you stand in
it sounded great but then you stand in
it sounded great but then you stand in front of the camera you look right into
front of the camera you look right into
front of the camera you look right into it and you press record and I don’t know
it and you press record and I don’t know
it and you press record and I don’t know I got shaky my heart was beating so it
I got shaky my heart was beating so it
I got shaky my heart was beating so it sweating a little bit so as you do more
sweating a little bit so as you do more
sweating a little bit so as you do more of those it gets easier I also found
of those it gets easier I also found
of those it gets easier I also found that when people were around me watching
that when people were around me watching
that when people were around me watching or even just working on their own thing
or even just working on their own thing
or even just working on their own thing I got more nervous and I didn’t create a
I got more nervous and I didn’t create a
I got more nervous and I didn’t create a good quality video so as you do more you
good quality video so as you do more you
good quality video so as you do more you do get more comfortable front of the
do get more comfortable front of the
do get more comfortable front of the camera so I think that’s helped I also
camera so I think that’s helped I also
camera so I think that’s helped I also did trying to model success something
did trying to model success something
did trying to model success something obviously I believe in modeling success
obviously I believe in modeling success
obviously I believe in modeling success just like you’re doing where you’re
just like you’re doing where you’re
just like you’re doing where you’re watching my videos and saying hey I like
watching my videos and saying hey I like
watching my videos and saying hey I like what everyone’s doing I’m going to try
what everyone’s doing I’m going to try
what everyone’s doing I’m going to try to model that I did the same thing when
to model that I did the same thing when
to model that I did the same thing when I was starting and looked at other
I was starting and looked at other
I was starting and looked at other channels that I liked and tried to model
channels that I liked and tried to model
channels that I liked and tried to model what they were doing and still do now I
what they were doing and still do now I
what they were doing and still do now I still try to see you know what pieces I
still try to see you know what pieces I
still try to see you know what pieces I could pull from what other people are
could pull from what other people are
could pull from what other people are doing and apply it to my own videos as
doing and apply it to my own videos as
doing and apply it to my own videos as well and then third I work with an agent
well and then third I work with an agent
well and then third I work with an agent in New York and they have given me some
in New York and they have given me some
in New York and they have given me some feedback and tips on my videos and I try
feedback and tips on my videos and I try
feedback and tips on my videos and I try to apply those
to apply those
to apply those as well but the most important thing
as well but the most important thing
as well but the most important thing from all of that is really you have to
from all of that is really you have to
from all of that is really you have to strongly believe in the message of each
strongly believe in the message of each
strongly believe in the message of each video it’s so important and I think in
video it’s so important and I think in
video it’s so important and I think in my earlier videos I was passionate about
my earlier videos I was passionate about
my earlier videos I was passionate about them but I didn’t raise the stakes
them but I didn’t raise the stakes
them but I didn’t raise the stakes enough I didn’t make it important enough
enough I didn’t make it important enough
enough I didn’t make it important enough and what I try to think about now is
and what I try to think about now is
and what I try to think about now is when somebody asked me a question that
when somebody asked me a question that
when somebody asked me a question that my answer can help make the difference
my answer can help make the difference
my answer can help make the difference between them giving up or keep on going
between them giving up or keep on going
between them giving up or keep on going I have to convince them to follow the
I have to convince them to follow the
I have to convince them to follow the advice I have to make it important for
advice I have to make it important for
advice I have to make it important for them and so you should try to apply that
them and so you should try to apply that
them and so you should try to apply that to your videos as well you have great
to your videos as well you have great
to your videos as well you have great advice but if you deliver it in a blend
advice but if you deliver it in a blend
advice but if you deliver it in a blend or boring way or it sounds like you’re
or boring way or it sounds like you’re
or boring way or it sounds like you’re reading something it’s not going to hit
reading something it’s not going to hit
reading something it’s not going to hit them you know you could say the same
them you know you could say the same
them you know you could say the same thing with a lot of excitement and
thing with a lot of excitement and
thing with a lot of excitement and importance and urgency or really boring
importance and urgency or really boring
importance and urgency or really boring and I’m trying to memorize my script and
and I’m trying to memorize my script and
and I’m trying to memorize my script and it doesn’t come out very cleanly and
it doesn’t come out very cleanly and
it doesn’t come out very cleanly and that’ll make all the difference so I try
that’ll make all the difference so I try
that’ll make all the difference so I try to make an important I try to think of
to make an important I try to think of
to make an important I try to think of that person and having an impact on them
that person and having an impact on them
that person and having an impact on them and that one video I have that one
and that one video I have that one
and that one video I have that one chance every time I do a video to be
chance every time I do a video to be
chance every time I do a video to be able to have an impact on that one
able to have an impact on that one
able to have an impact on that one person’s life and if they don’t change
person’s life and if they don’t change
person’s life and if they don’t change part of that is on me that’s my
part of that is on me that’s my
part of that is on me that’s my responsibility because I didn’t do
responsibility because I didn’t do
responsibility because I didn’t do enough to really convince them through
enough to really convince them through
enough to really convince them through the video that this is the correct path
the video that this is the correct path
the video that this is the correct path that they should take so that’s helped a
that they should take so that’s helped a
that they should take so that’s helped a lot second question when you talk to the
lot second question when you talk to the
lot second question when you talk to the camera do you have a script behind the
camera do you have a script behind the
camera do you have a script behind the camera I never use a script I find that
camera I never use a script I find that
camera I never use a script I find that if you’re trying to memorize something
if you’re trying to memorize something
if you’re trying to memorize something or if you’re trying to read something
or if you’re trying to read something
or if you’re trying to read something people can tell great you see people
people can tell great you see people
people can tell great you see people looking off to the side like this or
looking off to the side like this or
looking off to the side like this or trying to read in and and see what the
trying to read in and and see what the
trying to read in and and see what the words are so they say it exactly right
words are so they say it exactly right
words are so they say it exactly right the problem is is always boring you
the problem is is always boring you
the problem is is always boring you never say things with the right amount
never say things with the right amount
never say things with the right amount of passion if you’re reading it off a
of passion if you’re reading it off a
of passion if you’re reading it off a script and it’s way more important to
script and it’s way more important to
script and it’s way more important to get your point across it’s way more
get your point across it’s way more
get your point across it’s way more important to have the feeling and energy
important to have the feeling and energy
important to have the feeling and energy and passion to convince somebody that
and passion to convince somebody that
and passion to convince somebody that what you’re saying is really the path
what you’re saying is really the path
what you’re saying is really the path they should take
they should take
they should take that comes not from reading a script
that comes not from reading a script
that comes not from reading a script it’s not so much what you say it’s how
it’s not so much what you say it’s how
it’s not so much what you say it’s how you say it so don’t worry about getting
you say it so don’t worry about getting
you say it so don’t worry about getting every single word right because it’s
every single word right because it’s
every single word right because it’s going to stress you out neither dad the
going to stress you out neither dad the
going to stress you out neither dad the beginning to you know I didn’t read from
beginning to you know I didn’t read from
beginning to you know I didn’t read from a script but i memorize things and I
a script but i memorize things and I
a script but i memorize things and I tried to get everything out exactly and
tried to get everything out exactly and
tried to get everything out exactly and we do lots of cuts and takes and it
we do lots of cuts and takes and it
we do lots of cuts and takes and it never looked good so now when a message
never looked good so now when a message
never looked good so now when a message comes in i’ll look at it on my phone
comes in i’ll look at it on my phone
comes in i’ll look at it on my phone really quickly i might come up with a
really quickly i might come up with a
really quickly i might come up with a couple points in my head and then i’ll
couple points in my head and then i’ll
couple points in my head and then i’ll just get in front of the camera and talk
just get in front of the camera and talk
just get in front of the camera and talk and again try to think about talking to
and again try to think about talking to
and again try to think about talking to that person and having an impact with
that person and having an impact with
that person and having an impact with each video that I make and if I make
each video that I make and if I make
each video that I make and if I make mistakes along the way I’ve already made
mistakes along the way I’ve already made
mistakes along the way I’ve already made a few in this video I just keep rolling
a few in this video I just keep rolling
a few in this video I just keep rolling you keep going with it because that’s
you keep going with it because that’s
you keep going with it because that’s part of the process of making videos and
part of the process of making videos and
part of the process of making videos and I think it makes people think you’re
I think it makes people think you’re
I think it makes people think you’re more human and are more willing to
more human and are more willing to
more human and are more willing to listen to the things that you’re saying
listen to the things that you’re saying
listen to the things that you’re saying what equipment do you use number three
what equipment do you use number three
what equipment do you use number three questions so I don’t believe in spending
questions so I don’t believe in spending
questions so I don’t believe in spending money till I’m making money and so I
money till I’m making money and so I
money till I’m making money and so I didn’t want to go out and spend tons of
didn’t want to go out and spend tons of
didn’t want to go out and spend tons of money on the all the equipment because I
money on the all the equipment because I
money on the all the equipment because I didn’t know if it would make money but
didn’t know if it would make money but
didn’t know if it would make money but also I didn’t know if I would stick with
also I didn’t know if I would stick with
also I didn’t know if I would stick with it you know a lot of entrepreneurs get
it you know a lot of entrepreneurs get
it you know a lot of entrepreneurs get excited about new projects go buy all
excited about new projects go buy all
excited about new projects go buy all the equipment by tons of inventory for
the equipment by tons of inventory for
the equipment by tons of inventory for their new idea and then a couple months
their new idea and then a couple months
their new idea and then a couple months later I get bored of it and move on to
later I get bored of it and move on to
later I get bored of it and move on to something else and meanwhile you spent
something else and meanwhile you spent
something else and meanwhile you spent all this money on this equipment that
all this money on this equipment that
all this money on this equipment that you’re not using so I started off really
you’re not using so I started off really
you’re not using so I started off really simple really dead easy it was with my
simple really dead easy it was with my
simple really dead easy it was with my own flip camera and if you watch some of
own flip camera and if you watch some of
own flip camera and if you watch some of the earlier videos might see if shaking
the earlier videos might see if shaking
the earlier videos might see if shaking a little bit very embarrassing but again
a little bit very embarrassing but again
a little bit very embarrassing but again people like them the production quality
people like them the production quality
people like them the production quality is really poor the lighting sucks the
is really poor the lighting sucks the
is really poor the lighting sucks the audio is really bad and then slowly as i
audio is really bad and then slowly as i
audio is really bad and then slowly as i learned the techniques behind video
learned the techniques behind video
learned the techniques behind video production as well as making a little
production as well as making a little
production as well as making a little bit of money I poured it back into the
bit of money I poured it back into the
bit of money I poured it back into the videos so now i use a sony handycam i
videos so now i use a sony handycam i
videos so now i use a sony handycam i bought it from costco i bought all my
bought it from costco i bought all my
bought it from costco i bought all my stuff from costco because they have a 90
stuff from costco because they have a 90
stuff from costco because they have a 90 day return policy compared to other
day return policy compared to other
day return policy compared to other stores that were seven or 14 so it gives
stores that were seven or 14 so it gives
stores that were seven or 14 so it gives you the chance to really test out the
you the chance to really test out the
you the chance to really test out the products make sure you like it before
products make sure you like it before
products make sure you like it before you really commit to it sony handycam
you really commit to it sony handycam
you really commit to it sony handycam the reason why I got it is because it
the reason why I got it is because it
the reason why I got it is because it has an external mic jack so people were
has an external mic jack so people were
has an external mic jack so people were complaining earlier about my videos that
complaining earlier about my videos that
complaining earlier about my videos that they couldn’t hear me properly the audio
they couldn’t hear me properly the audio
they couldn’t hear me properly the audio quality wasn’t great
quality wasn’t great
quality wasn’t great so needed a camera with an external
so needed a camera with an external
so needed a camera with an external microphone and then i went to the sony
microphone and then i went to the sony
microphone and then i went to the sony store and bought this microphone eighty
store and bought this microphone eighty
store and bought this microphone eighty or ninety dollars that you just clip in
or ninety dollars that you just clip in
or ninety dollars that you just clip in and it works in there and then the other
and it works in there and then the other
and it works in there and then the other thing i use is a tripod just picked it
thing i use is a tripod just picked it
thing i use is a tripod just picked it up from my local camera store and that’s
up from my local camera store and that’s
up from my local camera store and that’s all i use i don’t really use much
all i use i don’t really use much
all i use i don’t really use much lighting now i’m doing this video in my
lighting now i’m doing this video in my
lighting now i’m doing this video in my office there’s a window in front of me
office there’s a window in front of me
office there’s a window in front of me so I get the light hitting my face and
so I get the light hitting my face and
so I get the light hitting my face and that’s it i use my phone to kind of give
that’s it i use my phone to kind of give
that’s it i use my phone to kind of give me the clues as to what to talk about
me the clues as to what to talk about
me the clues as to what to talk about next and that’s equipment that I use so
next and that’s equipment that I use so
next and that’s equipment that I use so it’s still pretty low budget but enough
it’s still pretty low budget but enough
it’s still pretty low budget but enough to get everything going i didn’t want
to get everything going i didn’t want
to get everything going i didn’t want super high production quality as well
super high production quality as well
super high production quality as well because I don’t know sometimes that that
because I don’t know sometimes that that
because I don’t know sometimes that that makes it look not very authentic so
makes it look not very authentic so
makes it look not very authentic so that’s what i’m using right now and last
that’s what i’m using right now and last
that’s what i’m using right now and last do you edit the videos so again i don’t
do you edit the videos so again i don’t
do you edit the videos so again i don’t like spending money till i’m making
like spending money till i’m making
like spending money till i’m making money so at the beginning I learned
money so at the beginning I learned
money so at the beginning I learned everything myself I started with windows
everything myself I started with windows
everything myself I started with windows movie maker that comes default with
movie maker that comes default with
movie maker that comes default with every you know windows computer that you
every you know windows computer that you
every you know windows computer that you buy and then I moved up the Camtasia and
buy and then I moved up the Camtasia and
buy and then I moved up the Camtasia and learn how to do the video editing and it
learn how to do the video editing and it
learn how to do the video editing and it was really poor you know I wasn’t great
was really poor you know I wasn’t great
was really poor you know I wasn’t great at it but it was enough to put it up and
at it but it was enough to put it up and
at it but it was enough to put it up and get it up on the website and then again
get it up on the website and then again
get it up on the website and then again as I started making money I quickly
as I started making money I quickly
as I started making money I quickly looked at okay how can i delegate this
looked at okay how can i delegate this
looked at okay how can i delegate this because of a look at what I’m doing with
because of a look at what I’m doing with
because of a look at what I’m doing with the videos the best use of my time is
the videos the best use of my time is
the videos the best use of my time is getting in front of the camera and doing
getting in front of the camera and doing
getting in front of the camera and doing more videos and answering questions and
more videos and answering questions and
more videos and answering questions and helping people it’s not trying to figure
helping people it’s not trying to figure
helping people it’s not trying to figure out how to be a video editor because I’m
out how to be a video editor because I’m
out how to be a video editor because I’m not really good at it and it’s really
not really good at it and it’s really
not really good at it and it’s really not the best use of my time on going so
not the best use of my time on going so
not the best use of my time on going so as soon as I started making money I
as soon as I started making money I
as soon as I started making money I quickly found somebody who could edit
quickly found somebody who could edit
quickly found somebody who could edit and produce and do all the fancy stuff
and produce and do all the fancy stuff
and produce and do all the fancy stuff with my videos again it’s not crazy and
with my videos again it’s not crazy and
with my videos again it’s not crazy and we have the intro you know extra a
we have the intro you know extra a
we have the intro you know extra a couple touch-ups you know we’re moving
couple touch-ups you know we’re moving
couple touch-ups you know we’re moving me at the beginning testing the
me at the beginning testing the
me at the beginning testing the microphone and all that kind of stuff
microphone and all that kind of stuff
microphone and all that kind of stuff you know picking my nose whatever it is
you know picking my nose whatever it is
you know picking my nose whatever it is but yeah I started off doing everything
but yeah I started off doing everything
but yeah I started off doing everything myself and then slowly expanded and
myself and then slowly expanded and
myself and then slowly expanded and brought on people to help me with it so
brought on people to help me with it so
brought on people to help me with it so that’s it hopefully Nick that helped out
that’s it hopefully Nick that helped out
that’s it hopefully Nick that helped out good luck with your videos if you want
good luck with your videos if you want
good luck with your videos if you want to send me your first couple that you do
to send me your first couple that you do
to send me your first couple that you do I’d love to be able to take a look at it
I’d love to be able to take a look at it
I’d love to be able to take a look at it and give you some some advice for those
and give you some some advice for those
and give you some some advice for those are you watching if you liked the video
are you watching if you liked the video
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