Do you get coaching when recording important videos?

Just like developing an app – recording a public video is easier when you get incremental feedback along the way.

Good coaching helps you improve the message, delivery, and final edit before too much time is spent recording the wrong thing.

❌ The problem

Many people record a full video first, then ask for feedback after.

That often means the issues are found too late:

• The content is unclear
• The delivery feels unnatural
• The presenter talks for too long
• The best points are buried
• The editor has to guess what to cut

✅ The solution

When recording an important video, use these 4 coaching tips.

Tip 1: Get a coach

Do not record alone if the content matters.

Get someone technical, or someone who understands the topic, to watch and coach you. They can help you check whether the content is correct, clear, and useful.

This is especially important before recording public videos.

Tip 2: Get interrupted

For your first version, do not wait until the end to get feedback.

Ask your coach to interrupt you as you go. This helps you improve the video while the ideas are fresh.

They can stop you when:

• The intro is too slow
• The message is unclear
• You are using too many words
• Grammar or pronunciation mistakes
• A better example is needed
• Something is technically wrong

This feels less natural at first, but it saves time and makes the final video much stronger.

Tip 3: Clap when you make a mistake

In a perfect world, you'd deliver everything in one clean take. But if you make a few mistakes, you don't want those hiccups to spoil your flow or force you to restart the entire recording.

Instead, mark each mistake with a quick clap. The clap creates a visible spike in the audio waveform, making it easy to find the mistake later when editing in software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.

Without these markers, it's surprisingly easy to miss those moments during the editing process.

After clapping, pause briefly, reset your posture, make eye contact with the camera, and restart the sentence or section.

Tip 4: Get the rough edit checked by an SME

Do not go straight from raw footage to a polished video.

Once the footage is roughly cut together, share the rough edit with a Subject Matter Expert (SME) - ideally the same person who coached you. Watch it together on a call so they react to and can give you the feedback.

They can catch:

• Anything technically wrong or out of date
• Claims that need a demo or evidence
• Sections that drag, repeat, or lose the point
• Missing context the audience needs

Changes are cheap while the edit is rough. Once the music, captions, and other edits are done, every fix costs the editor real time. This is the video version of a Test Please.

✅ Figure: Good example - Sharing the rough edit with an SME on a Teams call and getting feedback before the final edit.