CWG: The Holy Spirit and my first video recording

Recently I responded to an invitation to speak at the upcoming online CatholicConference4Moms. The speakers send a digital video recording of their 30-40 minute talk to the coordinator whose video editors prepare them for viewing.

Public speaking is my least favorite way to market my writing, but a video seemed doable. After all, I could practice relentlessly and do more than one take, right? So I prepared my talk and used iMovie to record it and play it back. After the shock of seeing and hearing myself give the talk on video for the first time, I got rid of a few nervous habits and simplified those  complicated phrases my tongue tripped over. I knew better than to memorize the speech as if I were perfectly orating the Gettysburg Address or The Night Before Christmas.

Read my video adventure on CatholicWritersGuild.org

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Nancy Ward

Nancy Ward writes about conversion, Christian community, and Catholicism. After earning a journalism degree, she worked for the Diocese of Dallas newspaper and the Archbishop Sheen Center for Evangelization, then began her own editing service. She’s a regular contributor to CatholicMom.com, SpiritualDirection.com, CatholicWritersGuild.com, NewEvangelizers.com and a contributing author to The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion. Now, through her Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story: Tools, Tips, and Testimonies workshops, retreats, book, and DVD, she shares her conversion story at Catholic parishes and conferences, equipping others to share their own stories.

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2 Responses

  1. Nancy Ward says:

    Yours look good! You moved around a lot and use props well. Lots of good energy. You looked good! Congrats!

  2. kkollwitz says:

    Oh dread- I did my first video for it too. We betta get used to it!

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