Occasionally I comment on the business of public speaking in this blog, and one of the key pieces of any public speakers' kit is a great video. Of course, if you're just starting out, it's hard to get a cool video. And if you are getting the speaking gigs, you're always chasing better sound, better lighting, a better venue, even a better performance or a better audience. Late last year we started talking to David Meerman Scott about a new way to conceive of the speaker video in the Age of Twitter and Social Media. David threw in some ideas, we threw in some ideas, and a whole bunch of other people also contributed. What David came up with is a great new video, worthy of an Oscar if only they gave them out in this world. What's innovative about it? David gave out flip cams to a dozen audience members, to get their perspective. He included the live Twitter feed at the bottom of the video so you can see what people were saying about him as he spoke. And then he cut the whole thing to give you a remarkable feeling that you were there. Risky? The result is a very different take on the genre. Check it out. Here's the trailer, and from there you can watch the whole speech. Enjoy!
Nick –
I sure am glad we had lunch back in December where the idea for this video was hatched. Thanks so much for your role in its creation.
Interestingly, about ten people in the audience had their own cameras and chose to film it. In the end, it was nearly all crowdsourced in the true sense of the idea. Over 100 people contributed to this in some way.
David