Communication Techniques: Speaking Live and On Camera
A course by Marina Person , Presenter and Filmmaker
Develop your ability to speak to your audience, live or on camera, and learn how to convey your content with confidence
Mastering public speaking to express yourself confidently and eloquently might just end up being the determining factor in your career. Thriving presenter Marina Person reveals the secrets behind effective communication skills and teaches you to find your voice and win over your audience.
In this online course, learn to maintain your inner calm when speaking as well as discover a series of diction and rhythm techniques for speaking both live and on camera. Marina tells you all about the different types of speech so that you can communicate interesting and creative content on a topic of interest.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 8 downloads
- 94% positive reviews (119)
- 8,013 students
- 17 lessons (3h 59m)
- 8 additional resources (1 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Turkish
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a two- to three-minute video presenting a topic of your choice to publish on your preferred platform.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone wanting to unleash their communication potential—even the shiest souls!
Requirements and materials
To take this course all you need are good ideas, a willingness to communicate them, and a phone for recording yourself.
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Marina Person
A course by Marina Person
Marina Person is a film director, presenter, and actor. She worked as a presenter on MTV Brasil for 18 years and on TV Cultura for four years. Within the film world, she directed the documentary Person and, alongside Jorge Espírito-Santo, created the short Almoço Executivo, which won an award at both Festivais de Gramado and RioCine. In 2015, she released her first feature film titled Califórnia.
She also appeared as a member of the cast in Carlos Reichenbach's Bens Confiscados and played the leading role in the movie Canção da volta, directed by Gustavo Rosa de Moura.
She currently presents Cinedrops on Rádio Eldorado, Magazine Arte 1 com The New York Times on Canal ARTE 1, and Marinando, a healthy cooking channel on YouTube.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Pre-production
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Different types of speech
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Know your presenter: yourself
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Do you know who and what you are talking to?
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Mirror, my mirror
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Learn more: Test Video 1
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Learn more: Rehearsal Video 2
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U3
Production
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What are you going to talk about?
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Review and practice
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Is everything ready?
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Light camera action! 1
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Light camera action! 2
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Learn more: Warm-up, breathing and diction exercises
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U4
Post production
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Look who is talking!
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Training is training, game is game 1
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Training is training, game is game 2
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FP
Final project
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Communication Techniques: Speaking Live and on Camera
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
The course is intermediate level, perfect for those with some communication experience who want to sharpen their presenting, improvisation, and content production skills for TV and digital media.
There are no mandatory prerequisites, but it’s recommended that students have an interest in communication, public speaking, and audiovisual media. Basic experience with video recording can help you get more out of the course.
You’ll learn improvisation techniques, scriptwriting, language adaptation, overcoming shyness, teleprompter use, voice and diction exercises, plus strategies for creating scripts and delivering authentic news and interviews.
Yes, the course offers practical strategies to overcome shyness, build confidence, and develop self-assurance when presenting live or on camera.
Yes, you’ll learn how to create, review, and adapt scripts for various program and video formats, as well as how to structure clear and engaging oral presentations.
Yes, you’ll pick up improvisation skills, spontaneous storytelling techniques, and how to handle unexpected moments during presentations to make your communication more natural and engaging.
The course includes exercises for diction, vocalization, breathing, and vocal warm-ups to improve clarity, projection, and vocal health during presentations.
Este curso me ha gustado mucho y me llevo varias perlas que no esperaba.
Aunque no era 100% lo que buscaba si me ha sorprendido varios recursos que ya estoy poniendo en práctica.
Me ha gustado mucho el curso, se nota que Marina tiene mucha experiencia en el área de la comunicación y dio algunos consejos que me resultaron muy útiles.
A marina e incrivel . .e poder aprender isso com ela e uma sorte .
esse curso me abriu portas d entendimento q transformam nossa comunicaçao.
eu super indico!
Gostei do curso, achei algumas dicas muito interessantes e úteis, principalmente pra quem quer fazer vídeos pra internet. Minha crítica é apenas que achei algumas partes bem repetitivas e que não tinham necessidade de ficar falando sobre várias vezes nos vídeos. Mas no geral o curso é bom.
Kursus ini memberi saya panduan bagaimana public speaking bagi seorang introvert. Materinya sangat membantu saya saat membuat tugas public speaking untuk program master saya (yeah dan saya dapat A!) Terima kasih Marina!