DISQUS

Steve Newson · 3 years ago

I have a voice for print which is why I never got into the podcasting thing. I come from a part of the world where inhabitants are called Geordie's and we sound like this:

http://www.bobjude.co.uk/bobjude/geordie/geordi...

Things won't improve with vlogging :)

Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago

I feel your pain, Steve. If you ever did do a video blog, of course, I would be able to use this: http://www.geordie.org.uk/

Gary · 3 years ago

If you didn't know how to use a keyboard or a pencil or you had never learnt how to read and write, you would find that the written word didn't work for you. You would show people some random scribbles and, when they failed to communicate your ideas, you might give up. On the other hand you might set about learning how to communicate effectively using words.

Video-making is also a language. One that, unlike the written word, most of us are never taught. Watching films and TV is not a way to learn video-making any more than having someone read stories to you is a way of learning to read and write yourself.

What we seeing are video blogs made by people who know little about the 'language' of video. And, surprise, they aren't very effective.

Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago

You are quite right, Gary. Some people are more comfortable with the visual than they are with writing, and they both take a lot of effort and practice in order to do them well.

howardlindzon · 3 years ago

Video is good for opinion and entertainment so it has its place if that is your goal. the writtenn word is better in the explain for explaining things and continued conversations