My first on-camera appearance
Though I’ve done a number of call-in interviews with radio and TV shows, last night I had my first on-camera interview. I went on G4’s Attack of the Show and talked about the newly-launched Myspace developer platforms and whether they would save Myspace. You can find the video over here and also embedded below.
If I had to grade my performance I would give myself a low C. My eyes were darting all over the place because I wasn’t very good at looking directly at the camera and there were definitely times I stuttered way too much and didn’t make my points very concisely. I must say it isn’t easy staring into the camera and relying solely on an ear piece to try and understand what’s going on (I couldn’t actually see the people I was talking to.) I’m hoping that these faults are only due to me being a newcomer to this and not an indicator that my on-air persona totally sucks.
You look fine to me man. I can see that you’re a little nervous but that’s only human. You don’t look like an awkward person on camera and thats the most important thing. Kudos for this, its a big thing.
No. You didn’t do quite as well as Terrance from Wired.com, but you did just fine considering that was your first on-camera interview. Given the obstacles of a camera as your conversational target and trying to pick up cues from an earpiece, it was a solid performance. It’s good to see the movement is still gaining attention.
Simon,
It totally weirded me out the first time too (that was my second go-round)! I naturally have shifty eyes when I talk, and although that’s normal for *me*, it just looks downright weird on television. All in all you did fine though, and at the very least you’ll have a better idea of what to expect for next time.
Cheers!
T