| Posted: 05 May 2026 at 12:17pm | IP Logged | 1
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When I look at YouTube videos covering the work of other artists and myself, I am often struck by how staggering primitive they are. I would say unprofessional, but since most are produced by people who aren’t true professionals, that would be redundant, and maybe even a little bit mean. Not my purpose here. No, what I want to touch on here is how very unprepared so many of these people seem. It’s clear they have no script, no notes. They just plonk themselves down with a camera, pointing at them or straight down on a table/desk/drawingboard, and start talking. And almost immediately, start floundering. Losing their threads, stumbling over what they mean to say. Often with distracting jump cuts as they attempt to back up and start over. To all these well-intentioned folk, I have two words: cue cards. Doesn’t have to be detailed scripts. Just a general outline of what you want to say. And, maybe a run through before you start? A rehearsal, like the pros do it. It’s no sin to be ready. Oh, and one more thing, in the name of professionalism: if you make a statement, be as sure as you can be that it’s TRUE. Even the smallest things.
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