Camera Ready

by Manoush Zomorodi

“Be interesting, be intelligent, say it well and you will be heard. That’s what Camera Ready will help you do.” - Joshua Spanier, Director of Media, Google

Ready for your close-up? Right now, people are doing business by video, whether it’s a webinar on a company website, a product demo from an aspiring entrepreneur, or a live news interview with a source on Skype or Google+. Camera Ready is the definitive guide to being brilliant on-camera.

Learn how to present your best self and ideas, conduct effective on-air interviews, what to wear, and help calm your fears by watching twenty how-to videos with proven tips and techniques, plus interviews with video experts from industries including broadcast journalism, retail, non-profit, PR, and education.

With her irreverent and funny style, Manoush will help you prepare for and enjoy the spotlight.

“Manoush has come up with the perfect format for these lessons. Just when you get to a spot where you want to see written theory applied to reality, a video pops up. Her style is conversational and contemporary, both on the page and on camera”. - Pat Kiernan, Anchor for NY1 in New York City

82 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 12, 2012

About the author

Manoush Zomorodi is the incoming host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and co-founder of Stable Genius Productions. She is also the co-host and co-creator of ZigZag, the business podcast about being human.

Investigating how technology and business are transforming humanity is Manoush’s passion and expertise. Her book Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Creative Self (2017, St. Martin’s Press) and TED Talk (3.3m+ views) are guides to surviving the “Attention Economy.” She was one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2018. Manoush created and hosted the podcast Note to Self from 2013-2019, in partnership with WNYC Studios. The Academy of Podcasters named Note to Self Best Tech Podcast of 2017. Manoush has received numerous awards for her work, including The Gracie in 2014 and 2018 for Best Radio Host.
She is half-Persian and half-Swiss but was born in NYC, where she lives with her family.

Reviews

[Todd Fonseca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brief but strong book on the skills needed to be successful in front of a camera. The integrated videos available for viewing through the kindle app on apple products are spectacular. Some links in the book, unfortunately no longer work.
Overall strong information for those interested in improving their skills in this area!