Creepy Booktalks

After dealing with some technical difficulties, I finally have my "creepy" booktalks ready for viewing. For some reason I couldn't upload my edited videos, so I had to use these unedited ones. Please pardon all the "um's" and pauses. I wrote a general script of points that I wanted to hit, but mostly kept it open in case a new idea came to me as I was filming. Since I was filming myself without an assistant, I had a little difficulty with transitioning smoothly from one point to the next. I think if I had been talking to another person or to an audience I might have sounded a little more natural since I could have made my talk sound more like a conversation.

I tend to shy away from public speaking, but I am able talk about things that I am really interested in and passionate about, so I think with time and practice I could give great talks on books I enjoyed. I think taking a video of myself is a little more nerve-wracking for me because I don't like being on camera at all, whereas if I were giving a talk in front of an audience, I would just have to talk for a few minutes and then never have to revisit that moment again for editing purposes. Hope you enjoy them!