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About this episode

Liù Batchelor and Sarah Pocklington discuss practical approaches to feeling comfortable on camera.

Contact & Support: Women Talking About Learning: womentalkingaboutlearning.com Podcast Learning Festival: www.podcastlearningfest.live Support us: Ko-Fi Email: hello@llarn.com This Episode: Why does being on camera feel so uncomfortable, and what actually helps? Liù Batchelor and Sarah Pocklington share practical approaches to video presence, drawing on decades of experience as coaches, facilitators and performers. The conversation covers self-view fatigue, the gendered dynamics of video calls, lighting, and how to move past the cringe. This is about showing up on screen without the overthinking or the "I hate how I look" narrative. Full episode resources at womentalkingaboutlearning.com Guests: Liù Batchelor is a video and presenter coach, former TV presenter, videographer and TEDx producer. Her approach is "video without the cringe", helping service professionals get started with video and be themselves on camera. linkedin.com/in/liubatchelor youtube.com/@LiuBatchelor instagram.com/liu_batchelor facebook.com/LiuBatchelorTV Sarah Pocklington is on a mission to help everyone, especially women, show up on camera without the cringe, overthinking or the "I hate how I look"…

People in this episode

Guests: Liù Batchelor, Sarah Pocklington

Topics covered

• video presence
• self-view fatigue
• gender dynamics
• lighting
• confidence on camera

Keywords

• video coaching
• presentation skills
• camera confidence
• self-image
• video calls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women Talking About Learning, Llarn Learning, Ko-Fi, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Coach on a Boat

Places: womentalkingaboutlearning.com, www.podcastlearningfest.live, www.coachonaboat.co.uk

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