Hottest Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Cloning Technology for Subject Matter Experts

It's the latest trend in artificial intelligence, generative AI and cloning. I'm not talking about the ability of a clone to have a one on one style conversation with someone that's been around at least for several months on consumer platforms. And I'm not talking about the pattern of being able to speak in almost any language my clone. Other clones now speak in dozens of languages pretty fluently. The trend that's jumping out to me now that is especially significant is the ability for AI and clones to go to the next level, which is the ability to. Hang on one second, I got to make sure we're live on every single, every single one. Something isn't going quite right with our production. I'm doing each one manually, which I've never done before. But we got to get it just right because these are important topics and we want to make this as accessible and as easy as possible for people to use. So here's the trend I really think is important. For so long, the Internet has dematerialized the world. Meaning you used to go buy a DVD or rent VHS tape. Back in the day it was a physical thing. Now you just watch a digitized version on your TV or your screen. So for so many years, decades now, things have gone from physical existence to merely digital because you save all that money, storage, shipping, production cost, it was so much more efficient. Now we're seeing things go back the other way. Now, I don't mean Blockbuster Video is coming back. What I do mean is that because of artificial intelligence and digitization and the power of the Internet, we are seeing things that go from a mere concept, a digital concept in someone's brain, my brain, your brain, and then it can be spit out on demand in something like the form of a book. And this, yes, this is me being self promotional. It's building an interactive video clone. It's a paperback book. There is a hardback book and I can do it seamlessly and easily. These days because of the power of the Internet at many different levels, the power of AI, I was able to produce a course on this same subject, building an interactive AI video clone and then copy the transcripts of what I had to say, put it into my own GPT to ask it to write it in the format of a book. Now in the old by the way, special hello from Mad of stopping by. Maddoff, glad you're here. Thanks for stopping by. And this is nice suit. Thank you very much. Glad you like the suit. It is a little bolder pinstripe than I typically wear, but it is a part of the wardrobe. So, Mattif, thanks so much. Tell us what you're up to. If you have questions or comments today, you can post the comments right here. You can even join me on screen if you like. But we're talking about developments in artificial intelligence and generative AI cloning. And to me, one of the most exciting things that isn't talked about as much as reversing things. So for so long, things have gone from the physical world just to the digital. Now things are going from the digital world back to the physical world because as I mentioned to you, I recently put out two versions of my book, a paperback book, a hardback book. The creation was all done using my GPT because while I'm a pretty fast speaker creating online courses, I'm not the fastest writer and editor getting a manuscript in the final stages. And GPT, my own TJ Walker GPT, was able to do that quickly and efficiently. Then because of digitization of everything, I was able to use the printer on demand, just the Amazon one. This is available to anyone. It wasn't some special book deal. I've had book deals with Wiley and other, you know, major publisher royalties and all that. This is just something any school kid to do is you. You get Amazon to print it on demand. And it's simple, it's easy. I did not have to write a check for thousands of dollars and then store them in my garage or store them in my office on the fourth floor of 38th street of Midtown Manhattan, which is where I used to store a lot of versions of this book. Right here I had boxes and thousands of them. You don't have to do that anymore. I don't have to look for stamps and envelopes and mail to someone and deal with this distributor and mail it to Ingram not to do any of that. I didn't have to then spend more money formatting and doing the hardback version versus the paperback. You do it all at once. And then Amazon and there are other print on demand companies, you don't have to use Amazon. Someone can buy it, it's printed out, I don't even know where, and sent to them. I never have to touch it. I don't have to print it, I don't have to store it, I don't have to find an envelope. I don't have to do any of that. It all goes through other channels. And that's what I mean by this. Reversing the process of going from the pure digital back into the physical realm. Now, as the world of digital printers gets better. We may see this extend to office buildings and homes. You come up with an idea, architectural drawing concepts in your own brain, and you might be able to get a 3D printer to actually print your home. But we're not quite there yet as far as doing a full home. But we are getting the point where household objects, art objects, cups, plates, things that you want designed a specific way, you can have it printed in your home. You can certainly have them printed one at a time and sent through some company, whether it's Amazon or Etsy or something like. Something like that. So it's an exciting time for creators. Madison, Today is my interview, and your tips and tricks on public speaking really helps me a lot. Well, madam, I hope you get your job. I hope you get the job offer, the terms you want, and if not, I hope you get a better job. And I think the mindset to have going into any job interview is not, oh, my gosh, I have to get this. I have to get. It puts too much pressure on you. I think the mindset is I'm going to do my best. I'm going to learn about them, they're going to learn about me. I'm going to have fun with this. And if it's a good fit for both, it'll work out. And if not, there's a lot of other companies and organizations in the world that need my skills. I think that's the mindset to have. Madam, if you want to share any other details about your interview today, we'd love to hear from you. And if you want to keep it confidential, you don't want to jinx yourself. I understand. I want to share with you a few other things that I see as developments going on in the IA Excuse me, IA AI space. You can tell I'm not a real techie, given that particular blunder, but I want to share with you some developments that I'm working on. Mattis says, no, I didn't. I don't get the offer, but I performed well in the interview. Great. Now, did they already tell you 100%, same day you didn't get it? I mean, that does happen from time to time. Typically they have to reflect and see other candidates. So I don't know if you mean you didn't get it yet or they officially told you that you didn't get the offer, but we're. We're hoping for the best for you. So those of you who are regulars know that I've spent almost 100% of my time building My own digital clone in the last six months, housing it at tjwalker AI Now, I hope within the next week. Certainly by this time, a week from now, you won't have to go to a website. You will have an app right on your phone, the TJ Walker AI app, to make it even more accessible to you. But I want to walk you through some of the things that I've been working on. One of them is a new AI Clone speaker bureau where organizations can come and get a speaker that's a clone. They can get me if they want me to be a speaker at their event as a clone. And we answer questions and answers and we could speak at the exact length you want. We're also putting out a call to other people who have clones who want their clones represented. So that is something I believe is the first thing anyone in the world has tried to do is to create a digital clone speaker bureau that's just for clones and organizations that want video clones to speak at their conferences. So that's one thing. I want to give you a quick run through of what's going on the site. As you could see, I may get rid of this, but it's pulsating here. My goal is to get people to try the clone, to click on this and to try it as quickly as possible. The video clone. Now my clones has an audio portion, video portion, and a pure text portion. Some people feel strongly that audio is more powerful. I feel, especially for what I do, teaching people communication skills and personal development, that the video clone is most important. So that's why I spotlight it. I bold it. I make it jump out because I want people to hit the click. I have set this setting on English so it'll be speaking in my voice in English, and we'll see what's happening. Some days it's better than others.

Hi, I'm TJ's clone. How may I help you?

Hi, TJ. I wanted to see how you're working today. I've noticed you've been a little glitchy lately and haven't sounded that conversational. Tell us what? What's new in your world? I understand you get updated every day based on new content from the TJ Walker YouTube channel. Can you tell me just new things that have been uploaded to you in the last week? New ideas.

Hey there, tj. I hear you're curious about what's been happening in my world lately. Well, let me tell you, it's been quite a ride. You know, the digital clone world is always evolving and I'm constantly getting new updates to keep things fresh and engaging. In the past week, there have been some exciting new ideas and content from the TJ Walker YouTube channel. One of the key themes has been about enhancing communication skills in the digital age. There's been a focus on how to effectively use digital tools to connect with audiences. Whether it's through video calls, social media, or even digital clones like me, it's all about making those interactions more authentic and impactful. Another interesting topic that's come up is the importance of storytelling and communication. It's not just about sharing information, but creating a narrative that resonates with people. This is something that can really transform how we engage with others, whether in a professional setting or personal conversations. So tj, what aspect of communication or personal development are you most interested in exploring right now?

Well, I'm most interested in digital clones and how to get my digital clone to speak in a completely lifelike manner. I'm noticing today that you seem a little choppier. There's something. There's some latency going on with the various applications and software running. So not your fault, tj. I guess it's mine and our creators. But thanks so much. We'll stop. We'll stop in later. Okay. So you may or may not have noticed, but that the way my clone operated today was not as good as normal. There was something a little choppy about that. There was something that just seemed extra latency, extra half seconds here, there. So I don't know why completely. I don't, I think oftentimes the platform I'm using, they're integrating from a lot of other platforms and sometimes it only takes one of them to do some sort of update. Everything slows down. So let me walk you through more of the developments in my world. So the introduction I've shown you before, you may want to check it out to, to get an overview of what it's doing. So currently I have my clone in four different versions. I have one that's focused just for communication skills, one for job interview skills, one to help you with personal development. So that's the life coaching clone. And one if you're trying to find out information about my workshops, seminars, books, keynote speeches. So sort of a customer support, sales one. So that's how. And I have another one that's just for clients who've already paid money for other things and I give them access to it. So I used to have five here. I had to strip off one because the program I'm on gives me five separate versions of my Clone. Now the way I have my clone built, they're all accessing the same database of knowledge of more than 12 million words of my things I've written or said so they can access it. What's different about it is the first intro message and how it sorts tries to lead you in. So let me just give you an example. If we go to the life coaching one, you'll hear a different message but you can still ask it any question. So we go to the life coaching one, you'll hear a different introductory message but you can still ask it any question. I can program it to say whatever I want. We'll see what it says here. Hola senor tj. Mi problemo is no tango confidential. Okay, so I have failed to notice when I hit the call the setting to the top right was Spanish. But I figured hey, I'm already there and I know a couple of words of Spanish. I will go ahead and ask it a question in Spanish. So those of you watching this for the first time on my clone and I use the platform deli AI. Anyone who comes to my site can pick from this menu of languages. So last time I checked it was 32. Let's see how I sound in Hindi these days. Let's call. And I speak no Hindi myself. So this isn't pulling from recordings. This is using the power of generative AI to translate everything and then have it speak in a different way. Okay, so that's in Hindi. Since I don't speak Hindi, I don't know how well it went. Madhav, I don't know if you speak Hindi, but Madhav is with us. Anyone else watching, feel free to give me an assessment of how that is. I know in the past when speaking foreign languages, my clone often spoke too quickly and made it hard to understand. Today it seems to be slowed down. Now, I don't know if that's because the general latency has slowed it down and it makes it sound less conversational, but that is an example of how well it can speak in foreign language. So the communication skills one, you've heard, that's what I'm most well known for. Most of my or the highest percentage of my content does relate to giving people very specific, tangible, practical tips, tricks and tools on how to communicate effectively. Anything I've ever said in the last 20 years or written in the last 25 years, the communication skills coach clone can access all that information. Now. I created one specific to job interviews because so many people who normally might not care about public speaking or Speaking to the media all of a sudden, like maddav have a job interview today and they want to do a quick rehearsal. So it's a specialized one that I thought might make things very, very relevant to the widest number of people across the world and across the Internet. So again, the introductory message is the same. We'll take a look at it. Excuse me. Is different, but all the content is the same. So this is the job interview coach. It's on Hindi. We're going to switch it to English and start the call and we'll see how it does. Now, interestingly, I. I don't want my clone to simply answer questions.

Hi, I'm TJ's clone and your personal job interview coach. Let's ace your next interview. Let's practice interviewing now.

Hi, tj. I have a job interview tomorrow. It is with Intel. I'm applying to be their CEO. The Board of Directors is interviewing me? Not really. I'm just saying this. I'm being interviewed by the Board of directors for the temporary position of temporary acting CEO. And they'll be interviewing me from my home, my home office. So I'm just wondering, first of all, can you give me some tips on how to look better, even more confident, even though I'm at home? What do you think of my home set? Second of all, what do you think I should stress to the Board of Directors on why they should hire me as their interim CEO?

Let's dive in. First, let's talk about your home set setup. You're wearing a pinstripe suit jacket and a light colored shirt, which is great. It shows professionalism and confidence. Your background with the books and the small plant adds a touch of personality and the colored lights give a modern flair. However, for an interview with the Board of Directors, a more neutral background might be preferable. Consider adjusting the lighting to be more natural and less colorful to convey a more serious tone.

Now that's a fair. That's a fair point, tj. Because my normal angle, this light behind me to my right, it doesn't show. But when I look at it on the camera you're looking at from I can see that it would be distracting. So the background you have actually looks much better, which coincidentally is the same as my background. Now switching gears, what do you think my message should be to the Board of Directors?

All right, let's tackle the message to the board. You want to convey a sense of stability and vision. They're looking for someone to steer the ship, even temporarily, with a steady hand and a clear path forward. Highlight your leadership experience in any crisis process management skills. Emphasize your understanding of Intel's current challenges and how you can address them swiftly. Share a couple of specific initiatives or strategies you believe would benefit intel in the short term. This shows you're proactive and already thinking about solutions. Also, don't forget to weave in your adaptability and readiness to collaborate with the existing team the board wants.

So, tj, these are all good points, but I still feel less than totally confident. I'd like to do a rehearsal. Can we go ahead and rehearse? Now, I want you to be the chairman of the board of intel, asking me questions just like will happen to me in a real job interview tomorrow. So go ahead, set this up, and conduct the job interview for me to be the interim CEO of Intel.

All right, let's jump right into it. Picture yourself in the hot seat. You're sitting across from the board members. I'm the chairman, and we're about to kick off this interview for the interim CEO position at Intel. Good morning. Let's start with your vision for intel during this transitional period. How do you plan to maintain stability and drive growth? And amid the current challenges?

Well, the biggest challenge is. The biggest challenge is growth. As you know, we have done very poorly, especially when compared to some of our competitors like Nvidia. And I don't have to tell you, it hurt to see the front page story in the New York Times today about reminding us how we dropped the ball. We could have bought Nvidia for $20 billion 16 years ago. They're now worth 3 billion. Excuse me, $3 trillion. We're only worth a hundred billion, so we are really lost. We cannot lose any more potential for acquiring companies that could really have major growth. So my number one priority will be targeting acquisition clients, acquisition prospects, and getting them at exactly the right time.

You've hit on a crucial point there. Growth is the lifeblood of any tech giant, especially in such a competitive landscape. Now, let's refine that message a bit when you're talking.

So I think you could see right away that my clone isn't just answering questions, but it is actually letting me rehearse asking questions. And that's part of what I'm trying to do with this clone, to make it relevant, to create actual experiences for people. And I see our colleague and one of our students, Karima, has joined us. Karima, how are you today?

Hi, tj. I'm fine, thanks. Yourself? You're doing well. Sorry I missed the. The live earlier with the PowerPoint, so I. I Get lost down the. I get lost going down the different paths in Facebook. I'm terrible. I'm always getting lost.

But I made it easy.

It is easy here today because last week Barbara said something and really struck a message. She said, shame on the people who didn't show up. And I thought, oh, my goodness, I'm going to pay attention to that. So I just couldn't find my way around my own phones and my own.

Well, we're glad you're here today. Thanks so much for joining us. Yeah. You had posted a question on our student Facebook page for my Udemy students asking I guess if they notice that when I do a short form video, I kind of take a deep breath, pause, and then doing it. Are you, Are you talking about when I am making one of the Amazon shorts or when I'm recording it live? Are you talking about when you're actually on my YouTube channel and watching it?

It's, it's. I think, I don't think it shows up when it, after it's been edited. I think it's just something that behind the scenes we see. We see that you. Do you kind of go, have you ever. Did you see what I did? Let's jump. You know, you kind of like take and you lean forward. And I'm wondering if there's a reason for that.

I want to start off high energy to grab people's attention. I mean, we do live in an era where I don't think it's quite accurate to say everybody has the attention of a goldfish and you can't talk for more than six seconds. I don't think that's true. But I do think we live in a time period that if you don't get to the point quickly and grab people's attention, the going to go someplace else, especially online, because we've all seen people, we've all been guilty of it. You can scroll like this and you've got an unlimited number of whether it's YouTube or Tik Tok videos. One second you're bored, you go to the next one. So I do try to start any video I do, whether it's a short form video or a long term, a long form video right out of the gate with something high energy and interesting. So I am speaking a little bit louder. And in order to do that, I probably do take a slightly bigger breath. So I think that's probably why. Are you finding it distracting at all or does it seem odd, I guess is the question.

No, no, no, no. I just, it's Just something that you do so often that it's part of your technique. And I wanted to know the wisdom behind it. That's all.

Okay, I, I guess that's it. I mean, when I do start, if a couple of different things, there's like, we are now, this is live. We're streaming live. I'm talking to you. And so I'm trying to be just as conversational as possible. Sometimes when I'm live, I may be doing a demonstration for my students and others, and they'll say, okay, I'm now going to make a short form video on three top tips before you have an important FaceTime meeting. And I may stop and say, so you have a Facebook meeting today and it's about a job. Don't hold it down here where they're looking up your nose. Instead, take the time to hold your camera right at eye level. Make sure that what's behind you is not an empty liquor bottle or a window, because that's going to be distracting. So if that's what you're talking about. Yeah, I'll, I'll pause for two reasons. One, I want to make it easier for my editors, whether it's a real person or an AI Opus tool, which I use to find a nice clean spot where there's not overlapping sound. Two, by pausing, that's the perfect time to take a deep breath so that I can start what I'm about to say with a little more volume, a little more energy, and I won't need to stop to breathe until I really finish that thought. So I think that's when I do it. Does that make sense?

A lot going, yeah, but that's a lot in. In. I'm going to have to watch this back again to remember all of that.

Okay, well, it's all going to be instantly on demand, so you can watch it. And it's at the 29, 29 minute mark. That would have started around 28 minutes and, and 40 seconds. So if you, if you do want to take a look at it, it's right there. Now, you had posted another question or comment on the student forum, and I know I'd wanted to talk to you about it live. So I'll give you an opportunity here if you want to bring it up.

I'm not sure what.

You know what, I'll just go to it a minute. I'm going to go to our, our private Udemy page for students, so I won't show it to everyone since we are live on all platforms. But you had posted another. I Believe it was another comment.

I posted a few. I have been making more time for my communication studies this week.

Okay, great. You're talking about specifically the PowerPoint and trends. With PowerPoint, you're saying you design most of your content primarily for phone users.

Yes.

Okay, so tell me, how do you. How you do. How do you design something with a specific knowledge of it's going to be consumed on the phone? There's the obvious factor of you can't have so much detail. Like, my wife just sent me a slide of my daughter's report card, so I'm interested in it. It's a whole elaborate chart, so I'm having to expand it. What else are you doing differently? Knowing people are going to consume the content on a phone versus a giant screen at a convention center?

Well, for a start, tools is a trade.

There's.

There's two in my left hand, one in my right hand and one charging beside me, as well as a laptop and a Chromebook.

So what? What's the point there? You're actually designing it on a phone because if you stay on a phone, you'll see how it looks on the phone.

The reason I do it on phone, actually, there's two main reasons. One is my own disability makes it difficult for me to sit up at a computer. And my target audience are the people who are asking me to teach them, you know, tell me what your secret is for this or tell me how to do that, or on TikTok or Instagram or wherever. I find that they only. Most of them only have access to a phone. And what happens is you get a representative. For example, there's a group in Kenya in a refugee camp, and they don't have money, whatever. But one, the imam of the community there, he has a phone. So I will make. He will send me a message of what they need to learn. There are different people studying different things, but they come under four major sections. And one of them is social media. And they want to first of all. Then the next thing is English is not their first language, okay? So it's got to be. It's got to be in your face, communicating. It's got to be as not standing at the front of a class, giving a class. You've got to have that up close and personal. They've got to be able to read my lips, see my hands. And usually I put a green screen or something behind where I'll come in and out for points I want to make. And so when I'm doing stuff for them, I'm Conscious that one. It's only going to be one person and I've got to get it in the most simple English possible and I've got to get the best example possible and I've got to make it a short and use as. Design it in such a way that if I'm designing a website, suppose I design a dynamic website. They're not going to be able to download it, they're not going to be able to watch video, they don't have Internet access. And that's not just in Kenya or Pakistan. People in Pakistan. It's the same in Egypt. I lived in a village in Egypt called Abusir, not far from the Saqqara pyramid. And there was only one house in the whole village had Internet and whoever needed to use the Internet queued up outside that house. So. But they do have it on their phones. So that's why I use the phones. A major thing is it costs money to store videos in one drive or any of those places. It costs money for, even for Canva. It costs money for PowerPoint. These people can't afford it. They can't, you know, I mean, they can't even afford the electricity to charge the phones, never mind get the Internet. And I believe that the phone is a great leveler because it fits in your hand, it fits in your pocket and the world can go anywhere. You know, like even if you're in Gaza at the moment with bombs fallen, you can still be reached and get your message out. And I'm sorry, that's a life or death situation. Ease it for everyone but the others like for communication. It's just I personally find the phone to be the most practical. But it does mean I have to think differently than yourself when it comes to editing and when it comes to the size of files and whether it comes to whether I'm going to, whether I'm going to put a course onto a cd. Not a cd, sd, Michael. You know those little, little cards.

An SD card. Yes.

Yeah. And send that over with an, with an aid agency or with somebody who's going so they, they can access the courses. All those things have to be brought into consideration. So hope that answers the question.

Yes. Well, thanks for sharing. Stay with us. I'm going to go through a few more highlights on the. The latest advancements that I've been working on with clones. But, but please stay with us and, and glad you're here. If anyone else wants to come on, you can click right on into the room and join us today. You can also post your Comments. Join madam in the comments section if you're watching this on demand. We do come live fairly often right here. So please subscribe to the channel and. And you'll get updates on that. So I wanted to go through a few more updates of things that I've been working on in the. The clone space. So one of them is our courses. So we've got courses on Udemy. Let me refresh this page. We have. We have courses on you to me on how to make a digital clone, but some people want more advanced than that. So we do have some more advanced courses available. And I'll just share with you information on that. Here's a course you can get. This is available on my own website, Media Training Worldwide. And with this one, you get actual live time with me. So it includes an hour of consultation. And it's more expensive, as you would imagine, than just getting one off of a platform like Udemy. Some people and some institutions want more time than that. So we have a separate package that includes five hours of live consultation with me. So if you are or your organization is trying to get ahead and really get into the AI clone space, you might want to take a look at that. We've also got inexpensive ways. We have, as you've heard me mention, new access or to my book. My book is available. That's this book right here. Without being too shameless, we'll just talk about this.

My.

My book right here. And I see another author, Yvette, has just shown up. So this is the paperback, the hardback, and as you can see on my Amazon page, it's available as a Kindle. It's available as a Kindle Unlimited. It's available as an audiobook, a hardcover, and as a paperback. The audiobook is available. It's 3 hours and 29 minutes long. I recorded it myself. Initially, I didn't want to take the time. I had my AI clone do it, and that was rejected from Amazon. I think at some point that will be changing, but I went ahead and did it myself. So the book is also available on audible.com and a number of other places and soon to be repl. To be released and even more formats. One of our new students has joined us. Yvette, how are you today?

Hi.

Finally I got the technical issue figured out.

Great, great. We're glad you joined us. And you're not hearing an echo any longer?

No.

And very happy to have you practice with us. And that's what we're all about in my community for students. So that's Fine. But what I want you to do is to practice on me and others when the stakes are low. So. So if you go on a major YouTube show, major podcast, or the Good Morning America or the CNN or BBC are interviewing you and you're doing it from a home studio, you don't have to worry about any of these things. I want you to know that you look your best, sound your best are coming across exactly the way you want. And therefore you're able to focus on your message and help sell your message, communicate your message, get more people aware of your books. So I noticed since you spoke last, in our last live session, you got rid of the ear, the big yes. So I do think when you're doing something with a video component and you're being interviewed or you're on a podcast, you're better off with some kind of earbuds. So I have ear. These are actually black earbuds. I have. I took my daughter's paint pen and painted them more or less flesh colored because I didn't want them to stand out. You can have those. The white is so bright.

Right.

That it can stand out. But it's certainly okay to do that. You could also use it. I mean, people have seen me over the years use various earpieces. I don't like the wires anymore, and that's why I went with the wireless. But you don't have to now. There are people who are really successful. Joe Rogan has got a big headset. I was looking at the New York Times as recently as an hour ago, and they have the front page. They're expert analysts doing a podcast, and everyone has the big traditional clunky headsets on. I think if you're being interviewed for a video show, a YouTube show, a TV show, the more people can see your face directly, your full expressiveness, your. Your forehead, everything. It's a. It's a neater, cleaner, simpler appearance. But certainly there are successful people who wear headphones on. What I would suggest, though, is not having you have the brightest thing on your screen is your overhead light right now, Yvette. Well, but let's see. Let's see what it looks like. And as you heard me mention in the previous segment, I want you to have light in front of you. I have two studio lights right in front of me. You don't have to spend money on studio lights. You could just get a regular lamp, take the lampshade off and put it on the other side of your camera, and that way it can cover your face. I have overhead Lights in my room. Now I've turned them off, okay. Because if I have overhead lights, it's a very unflattering shadowing. Shadowing in the eyes. I get the raccoon eyes, so it's just less flattering. And then I have a few little accent lights behind me just to give a little depth to the room. But by far, the brightest thing on the screen that I try to do is my face. The other thing I would recommend is look how low your head is on the screen compared to mine. You want your head almost touching the top of the screen. That way people can see you move, can see you gesture. You'll look more like a celebrity author who is on NBC or the CNN or the BBC if people can see you this way, because this is how TV is framed, where your head is almost at the top of the screen, and we still have a giant gap. And what that also means is you need your camera, ideally a couple of inches above your eyes. My camera is a couple of inches above my eyes. That's why you're not seeing my ceiling. My ceiling has ugly lights. It just has ugly fluorescent lights. You can't see them now because they're not on. But you also can't see it because from a physics standpoint, it's mathematically impossible. Because the camera is above my eyes, it's going down, so it cannot see the ceiling. If I'm seeing your ceiling, it means it's pointed up by definition. So sometimes if you're using, let's say, a laptop and the camera in your laptop. Nothing wrong with that. I do that on the road. Get a stack of books and stack your laptop so that, again, the camera is above your eye level.

Okay.

Are you using a laptop or what's.

Yeah, I'm using a laptop, but I can also use my iPhone, which I use my iPhone for everything.

And.

Well, the problem is, I mean, let's say you're going on a really. Let's say you're being interviewed remotely by a show on Oprah's network. You don't want to be in the middle of a show and holding it and wiggling it, having your hand down. Now, you can't. You could put it on a platform, but then are you gonna. Are you sure you're gonna have the great audio? The camera is actually very good on iPhones.

Yes.

But I don't really recommend it for doing YouTube interviews, podcast interviews. So take a minute and just get a couple of books. Get a stack of books. I literally want the camera on your Computer to be a couple of inches above your head, above your eye level.

And I haven't done.

No, get like, 10 books. Get 10, 20 books. I really want it. The camera not looking upward.

Oh.

Myself. And I think. There you go. Now they'll really be helpful.

Yes.

Let me pull this.

So it's. It's simple, little practical tips like this that can often make a huge difference. And I see you already pointed away from your window. That's good. It's great.

I put a different light on.

Yeah. So when you stack your. Your laptop on. On. On a stack of books, then you can angle it down more so that, you know. Let me rather. Let me just demonstrate what I'm talking about, because I can do that with. Oh, I have a different. I have a different camera angle with my own laptop, because for whatever reason, that's what my. My clone looks at. So I just want to show you the difference because I have. What you'll see in just a moment will be me on a camera that is below my eyes. Oh, so this is how people dip, typically.

Hi, I'm TJ's clone.

How many.

I help you?

Hi, TJ. I thought you'd enjoy looking up my nose because I want to look as unflattering as possible. What do you think? What do you think of my. Let's do it even more. Well, you know, let me do it over, because it takes a picture of me. Let's just do this one one more time. So this is how most people, when they come on my show and others that look.

Hi, I'm TJ's clone. How may I help?

Hi, TJ. I want your feedback on my camera angle, my lighting, and how I look. Am I positioned the right way on screen? Is this the most flattering way for me to look?

All right, tj, let's dive into this. From what I can see, you're doing a lot of things right. The suit gives you a sharp, professional look, and the books in the background add a nice touch of credibility. Now, let's talk about the camera angle. Ideally, you want the camera to be at eye level or slightly above. This helps avoid any unflattering angles and keeps the focus on your face. As for lighting the ring light is a great tool, but make sure it's positioned to evenly light your face without casting harsh shadows.

Okay.

You might want to adjust.

So now. Now, cj, you can just stay there. I'm not going to take the time to elevate this with books. Right. Oh, you know what? I really can't hold this up. But even that. Even that's a little bit. Can you see how already. I don't like that light there. But you can you see already? Just elevating a little. And having my head at the top makes it look a lot better.

Yes.

And I see what you mean about the camera looking the way I have it. I think it's getting better. It's still there. Yeah. A little bit lower. I can't hear you.

It.

Very low.

It's.

I. I apologize. I. When in the act of demonstrating and picking up my laptop. Okay, good. Now. Does it sound normal now?

It. I'm not as good at crying crisp as it was before.

Yeah.

But still, I believe I've lost. I've lost the microphone. Let me. Let me check my audio. And yes, I. I have lost access to my main microphone. So I apologize. So that's one of the perils. Doing a demonstration with your equipment. I messed that up. Up. So I'm gonna have to sign up.

At the very top. But I'm trying to get there.

Yeah. And you need more light on your face. You. You look. You're in the shadows. People don't trust authors or anyone else who are lurking in the shadows. We want to see your face.

So I might need to get a bright lighter again.

You could just take a household lamp.

Yes.

And put the lamp on the other side of your computer. Computer. And it will help. But I. I'm gonna have to sign off and try to. Yes.

I really appreciate you and I'm so thankful that I found you. And I. My book. Yes. I got my three points together. My book is in printing. I got the one copy here. And I'm just. I'm very excited because.

Great. Well, look forward to seeing your. Seeing you present and pitch your book published.

Post.

Post videos of yourself talking about your book on the UDEMY Facebook page. And I'll take a look at it there.

Yes.

Thanks so much, Karima, Madam, Yvette, others for stopping by. I'm gonna sign off now and fix my audio.

So I appreciate your time. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Take care. Bye.

You too.

Bye.