As everyone knows, watching a video of yourself giving a talk is a miserable experience.
When forced to do so, a reasonable person might cringe at the sound of his own voice, the profusion of “errs” and “ums,” the manic hand gestures, the clumsy transitions, and even the standard apologetic incantation dutifully recited at the blessed end, “thank you for your kind attention.” Most people can intuitively feel that surprise humiliations lie in wait, undetected but not unsuspected, which become undeniable once the recording starts rolling.
This reluctance to