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How to Be More Authentic and Creative on Video

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Madecraft

How to Be More Authentic and Creative on Video

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Identify the real barriers keeping you from feeling authentic on video calls.

  • Build a routine for your agenda, energy, and environment before any video event.

  • Apply techniques to engage your audience and stay composed when things go wrong live.

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September 2026

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There are 6 modules in this course

You already sense that something feels off about being on camera, even when you can't quite name why. In this module, you'll identify the biological, technological, and personal barriers that make video feel harder than face-to-face connection, so you can stop mistaking a universal human response for a personal failing.

What's included

4 videos1 reading2 assignments

You already have specific, genuine things about yourself that make you interesting, and a natural zone of creative problem-solving you rely on every day, even if you've never called it that. In this module, you'll identify authentic details about yourself and transferable creative skills, then apply both to your presence on video so your calls feel less scripted and more like you.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

You know the feeling of walking into a video event unprepared: a scrambled agenda, empty energy, lighting that refuses to cooperate, and it always shows. In this module, you'll build a structured routine covering your agenda, your energy, your environment, and your rehearsal, so you walk into your next video event steady and ready instead of scrambling.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

You can start a video event strong and still lose your audience the moment silence sets in or something goes wrong, and getting people re-engaged after that is far harder than keeping them engaged from the start. In this module, you'll apply specific techniques for opening strong, creating a memorable experience, and staying composed when things go sideways, so your live video events hold attention from the first minute to the last.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

The value of a good video event doesn't end when you click "leave meeting"; how you recover, follow up, and reflect afterward determines whether that impact actually lasts. In this module, you'll apply a structured routine for relaxing, reflecting, and rewarding yourself, following up promptly, and recommitting to what you've learned, so your video events keep paying off well after they end.

What's included

3 videos1 reading2 assignments

Finishing this course doesn't mean you've arrived at some fixed, finished version of yourself on camera; it means you now have a foundation to keep building on. In this module, you'll apply a plan for continued growth, studying speakers you admire, exploring further resources, and committing to specific next steps, so the progress you've made here keeps compounding after the course ends.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

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