All great tips! I've found the more I film myself and vlog, the more I am able to be deliberate with my words. I become more comfortable not only talking to the camera, but other people as well.
As you said above, with video you always can cut around and make it into what you need. But having the skills to just run through and film an intro/outro/whatever in a single take is an important and incredibly useful to practice.
My mantra when I'm editing is "Only the hot shit." Which translates roughly to "Keep it interesting and no unnecessary fluff!" It can help make a video that was 5 minutes and slow into maybe 2 1/2 minutes but it is all interesting and captivating.
Thanks for sharing! Wonderful for incoming vloggers and video makers.
Oooh I LOVE your mantra!! I can get pretty long winded, and so I have a similar process. This video was originally about 13 minutes! 😳
I totally hear you on getting more comfortable as you go. A lot of filler words can come from nerves, and I’ve noticed mine go down as I do more videos as well.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a stellar comment!