Date: July 15th, 2026 5:36 PM Author: controlling a virtual character on a computer
Burst out laughing as soon as it loaded
Why didn't you just edit out the first few seconds where you're awkwardly reaching over to turn on the camera and have the video start when you were ready and looking straight at the camera lol
Date: July 15th, 2026 5:36 PM Author: excitant clear main people
I consider you professionally a failure if it helps you at all to figure out what you're doing in life. I would consider you 'very bad' at your job. Nothing personal. So you can try all the different things you want but it's still horrific imo. Some people just aren't talented at shit.
Date: July 15th, 2026 5:39 PM Author: Fucking Fuckface
I can't watch this shit seriously right now, but you need to do something to get more comfortable in front of the camera. Probably just some repetition making videos
You seemed either really uncomfortable and nervous at first or ~85 IQ. I skipped forward a few minutes and it smoothed out a bit, so I don't think it's the IQ thing
SUGGESTION: Make 5 - 10 throwaway videos that you don't upload. Use it to get comfortable speaking. Then do more videos. Also, for godsake, don't put graphics over your own fucking face/head/etc. I mean what the fuck
there's no downside to putting the rough ones out there. in content creation ur not really supposed to question like "is this good enough to put out?"; the goal is to get as many eyes as possible on your content.
Date: July 15th, 2026 5:47 PM Author: Fucking Fuckface
If I were promoting my own journalism, I'd want to appear polished and presentable from the get-go. I would also want to have some shit that is actually interesting or entertaining right off the bat to establish that you're someone they should subscribe to or to check back in on
If I were reviewing fast food or trying to build a brand around "me" rather than "my work," I would have less concern about polish
With that said, I'm not a youtuber and don't want an audience, so its not like I know what I'm talking about
with something like editing videos where you have to practice to get good at it, if you're trying to take off you simply don't have time to just do it privately until you're some acceptable level of polished. chances are you'll never feel like it's good enough since your standards will evolve as you learn. it's much better to just start putting stuff out there. for almost every established channel, if you go back to the beginning it's like this.
Date: July 15th, 2026 5:56 PM Author: Racy wild becky
I’m saving my biggest / most interesting stories until I’m about ten videos in, when I’ll be more comfortable with editing and better equipped to maximize their impact. For now, I’m starting with some lower-stakes articles I’ve written
Date: July 15th, 2026 6:42 PM Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)
I really admire you man. You're putting yourself out there despite the backlash and showing a genuine, tenacious desire to improve. Also Modest Mouse is 180.
Date: July 15th, 2026 7:31 PM Author: Vigorous Chapel Jew
Wear nicer clothes.
Get a beard trimmer and set it to a 2 or 3 or even 4 and get all the hairs in your beard the same length. You will look much sharper.
Work with a voice coach. The contrast between you and the tucker clip you played is strong. Your voice should not be weak and crack - ever. You sound like you are trying to "keep it down" because your wife is watching netflix in the next room.
Get a higher def camera. It looks like a youtube upload from 15 years ago.
Put bookmarks in your vidoes so viewers can see what subject is at what time.
Your video clips you play between your commentary are too long. Make them shorter with more commentary interspliced.
Date: July 15th, 2026 11:06 PM Author: heady doobsian range community account
Your eyes wander far too much. Look directly at the camera
No offense but you look like an unkempt slob, fix your wardrobe and hair
Your voice sounds way way off and weak. not sure if a voice coach would help but you need to work on it
Go look atJohn Doyle and Nick Fuentes clips. They absolutely command the camera frame in a way that lets you listen to their content and not fixate on the weak aesthetics. Hell even Blake Neff mogs you rn (though he admittedly has a pro outfit behind him)
you're projecting better, probably because you're more comfortable. the sound is more balanced. the angle is better, but as discussed, you'll want decoration.
one thing you could do in post-production is remove when you breathe loudly between sentences; I'm sure there's software that does that automatically.