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Didn't like the video. From http://ycombinator.com/video.html http://ycombinator.com/video.html: "Please do not recite a script written beforehand. Just talk
by JesseAldridge 14y ago
Didn't like the video. From
http://ycombinator.com/video.html http://ycombinator.com/video.html:
"Please do not recite a script written beforehand. Just talk spontaneously as you would to a friend. People delivering memorized speeches (or worse still, text read off the screen) usually come off as stupid. Unless you're a good enough actor to fake spontaneity, you lose more in the stilted delivery than you gain from a more polished message."
- trhtrsh 14y agoUm, people who aren't gifted speakers come off as stupid when they talk spontaneously about a topic.
- pestaa 14y agoSo if one comes off as stupid either way on the video, why not just write it down?
- nandemo 14y agoThat advice is specifically for people applying to Y Combinator. Not very relevant to marketing videos in general.