This is Steve Robbins. Welcome to the good-done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

How do you prepare for video shoot? Solid prep is the key to making videos people can actually bear it a watch.

Bernice, the owner of Green Growing Things plant stores, has decided to make videos.

She and her fiancé Melvin are looking forward to their wedding, and she's determined to create a

video series for their guests. She wants the guests to know exactly, precisely, how to

behave. It is the bride's big day after all. One person's micromanaging is, as they say,

another person's perfect wedding. Being an action-oriented executive,

she just turned on her webcam and started recording. Fifteen minutes later, she played it back

only to discover much to her horror that it's incoherent. The sound is tinny and unflattering.

Her skin looks pasty white. Oh, and that false eyelash malfunction should never,

ever have been caught on tape.

She's at her therapist's office working through it right now.

Whether you're doing a webinar, a recorded video, or a video conference, you can use a simple

pre-flight checklist to avoid some of the most common mistakes that make video less

than compelling.

One, budget enough time.

In an ideal world, a five-minute video takes five minutes to produce.

That's so, so cute.

In the real world, a five-minute video takes hours to produce.

When you're planning for any presentation, meeting or recording that uses technology,

be sure to schedule 15 to 30 minutes beforehand to set up and double check that everything is

working. The one time you forget to check is the one time that everything will fail the

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