Speaking on Camera: Why 'Just Act Natural' is Bad Advice

Tthe advice just act natural is a bogus piece of advice for anyone who has to talk in front of a camera. That flat piece of glass that I'm staring into, will suck about 10% of the emotion and energy from my face.

So if I don't bump up my personality by 10 to 20%, I'm going to come across as dead and flat on camera. And let's face it, there is nothing natural about this. Our cave people ancestors did not go around talking to flat pieces of glass. So just act natural is just bogus advice when you're on camera, bump it up just a little bit so that we can see that emotion in your face as you talk.