I feel as though people say "be yourself" because it's usually pretty apparent when someone is faking.

It's your channel, you are free to do what you like. I feel like most people just enjoy making videos more when they are being themselves. It isn't a hobby for everyone.

Well if you are not yourself it's gonna end up boring and you are not gonna do it with your full potential, I mean you won't enjoy it. That's what's being a commentator is all about: Enjoying it. So yeah just be yourself, and you never know; you might not be as boring as you think

My exact dilemma! I, as you see from my name, am an introvert, thus dislike talking and I feel that if I make videos I would be boring as hell.

Just talk more, sound a bit interested and into the game and that does alot.

Still be yourself as you might loosen up. Don't be someone who fakes everything as it will be obvious. Also not everyone is good with commentary and such.

Like Cirno said, not everybody can be good with commentary... However, I think you should give it a shot despite being shy. Quiet people can be fantastic entertainers.

Also keep in mind that you do not have to scream and crack jokes all the time unless that's makes you feel comfortable. Game commentators don't have to be comedians. You should do whatever you need to do in order to feel good about what you're doing; point out useless things, talk like an Elizabethan playwright, swear frequently, whatever. When you relax and have fun, so does your audience.

Maybe you should start with some co-op to get the ball rolling? That might help, too. I wish you luck.

Being yourself can, sadly, sometimes suck. Just try being funny and if people like it, keep it up.

like just don't be yourself. there's no really an explanation to it. you dont have to like be uncomfortable about yourself, if you want to say something, just say it. that's it.

If you enjoy making vids just show it to youe audience , thats the key part here enjoying. If you really enjoy playing you will scream laugh and give natural reactions to things happened. Thats the part audienceslove.
Try to have a video of something that always makes you laugh makes you happy, first what it then do some body exerciseses with listening your favourite song. Than record ! Im sure that will really increase your videos quality. Don't think about any other stuff while recording. If you don't feel good that day just don't record , wait for tomorrow. Try to have high moral and give your posiyive energy to audience. Don't worry for stating , just star you will grow in time , keep uploading at least 1 , max 2 vids per day.

I think thats the key points to succeed. I was like 80 subs 3 montgs ago now i got 3.5k . If you really want to do something , you will.

-Orkun

in the beginning i played with friends to come into talking more casually in the videos and now i'm not having any problem talking while playing

I started my Youtube channel with an awkward commentary. I mean really awkward and I don't really know what to say. But I keep talking like how I talk in real life. I can't laugh my real laugh though since they might think I'm damn retareded.:))

I am going to show you an example of what becoming a fully fledged LPer is like. At the beginning you will be awkward, you will be nervous and you will be uncomfortable. You are basically doing something where you are talking to yourself, which to many is classed as a sign of insanity. You will probably spend most of your early days feeling self concious but these feelings will pass very quickly. Your first few bits of content will probably suck, but doing new things first requires you to learn them.

When I first started I was one of the most boring LPers on Earth. I felt all of the above things but after a month I realised that I shouldn't care what other people think as long as I am enjoying what I play. I mean I love video games! *runs into the rainy streets naked* I love everything about them and I realised that I wanted people to see and share my passion for this hobby.

Below is my first Let's Play I ever did. You will notice it sucks bad.



This is one of my latest ones. Notice the difference in how laid back I am and how much of a good time I am having. It is rather shocking and thankfully not a lot of my minions go into the deep, dark corners of my God of War 2 playlist but this is what being an LPer is like. No one begins perfect and we never end that way either. We just get used to it.



Yeah...big difference.

Wow proxy. Wow.
Thanks for this post.
I realized i still have a shitton to improve.
Thanks again.

Omg that is awesome! I will keep that in mind~
Yeah I know what you mean by doing let's play at the start

Seems my post got removed. Nevermind.

I saw it thou.
It was a post where proxy compared two videos, one very old and one quite recent.
Giving examples of how he uses to commentate and how he does now.
Atleast i learned a lesson and i look at you as a great example of improvement.
Proxy is awesome.