If It Is Hard for You to Make a Video or Audio Recording of Yourself Talking, This Might Solve the Problem
Why?
Many people (marketers, podcasters, etc.) have difficulties recording themselves doing a “talking head” video or audio. It’s awkward and what makes it very hard is speaking to the camera – there is no one there, and no feedback.
How?
A service where you can get a helper to do a video call with you, so you will have someone to talk to, and that reacts if needed. You will discuss ahead of time what is the video going to be about, set an agenda to follow and start the call. The call itself is recorded, and you can even request post production services like editing all the takes into one video with all the trimmings (cutting out their responses, intro, music, sound equalization, etc.)
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Share Your Challenge
Why?
Get feedback, encouragement and inspire others.
How?
A website and app where you can create a challenge like “read for one hour each day,” or “take a cold shower every morning.” Explain why you are challenging yourself to do this. Your personal reasons, and theory or science behind it, etc. During the challenge, you’ll update it regularly with your thoughts, pictures, videos, etc. Others can find and follow your and others’ challenges and give encouragement.
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Listen to Your Audio on Your Smartphone While Not Disturbing Others
Why?
You would like to listen to some music or watch a video without using earphones, but there are others around you, and you don’t want to disturb them.
How?
Install directional speakers in smartphones so there is a minimum of sound leaking to others.
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Smart House Drone
Why?
A drone that knows how to go around the house and stream a video feed can be useful. For instance, you can check if you left your keys at home, or see if the stove was not left on, it can alert you if there is an intruder, etc.
How?
A drone that can navigate the house (using the visuals it analyzes from the video cam, the map in its memory, etc.) Anytime you can remotely activate it and tell it to go somewhere in the house and show you what’s there. It can also be programmed to react to certain events, like sound, motion, external input (alarm system), etc., and alert you when the conditions you requested are met. You can also program it to do “the rounds” from time to time as an extra security measure, and alert you when something is out of order (like a change in the what it sees compared to last time. When not active it can land on its charging mat to recharge.
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Use Laughter to Get Better Attention and More Clicks for Your Ads
Why?
If you see someone laughing, and it’s not obvious what about, you get curious.
How?
Create a video of someone laughing while staring at something that can’t be seen in the video. Something he is watching or reading on his phone, something of the frame, etc. You can even find many such videos already on YouTube and other video sharing sites. You should caption the video with a headline that leads to what you want to show them when they click. Something that also enhances their curiosity like: “Want to see what all this laughter is about? Click here!” The landing page should continue with this laughter theme and lead to your message. Only use this if you are showing this to a very precisely targeted audience. You don’t want just anyone to click. If you don’t have such a tightly targeted audience, qualify them in the caption, for example (borrowing from a classic): “Want to know why they all laughed and what about when I told them I’m going to be rich?”
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