How to not look like a dork in your video link

Oh, you know exactly what I'm talking about, and I bet you would like to know – how to not look like a dork in your video link. Because somehow no matter how poised you think you are when you click the record button your face still ends up in a hot mess.

The key is so simple you take a still image and make it appear like its a video link!

This is my secret to not looking like a dork 

Take a picture of yourself before or after your video in the same setting.

Do you have Canva? 

If you do not have a Canva account I suggest you start one. This is a simple to use design tool. I gave up on Photoshop years ago. For what I wanted to do I didn't need the complexity. I've been singing the praises of Canva since the day we meet.

Here are the steps:

Open up the YouTube Thumb Nail Canvas. Upload the Photo that you'd like to use Drop it onto the background and move around and size to your liking Next, in the elements menu pick the outline of a circle. Add it and center it in the middle of the photo Go back to the elements and find a triangle. Rotate the triangle to look like it a play icon. Move it to the middle of the circle and make sure it is centered. Download and you have your image. How simple was that? If you prefer… Here is the video tutorial: