Source of Health · Staff Resource

On-Camera Speaking
Guide

Everything you need to show up confidently on camera — for social media, patient education, and telling the SOH story with authority and heart.

Be Radiant. Be Well. Be You.

Why This Matters

When you speak on camera at SOH, you're not just talking — you're practicing functional aesthetics from the inside out. You are the living proof of our philosophy. Patients decide whether they trust us within the first few seconds of watching you. Your voice, your energy, your conviction carries the brand.

This guide adapts Galderma's GAIN SPEAK Method specifically for our world: Instagram Reels, TikTok, patient education clips, YouTube, and anywhere a patient meets us before they walk in the door. Every principle here applies whether you're on a conference stage or three feet from your phone.

S
Set Your
Foundation
P
Prepare
Your Message
E
Engage
Your Audience
A
Adapt
In the Moment
K
Keep
Growing
S

Step One

Set Your Foundation

The Camera Difference

On stage, your body fills the room. On camera, your face is the room. Nervous energy reads 3× louder on a phone screen — tense shoulders, held breath, darting eyes. You have to settle in before you hit record.

Body Reset

  • Roll your shoulders back and drop them down
  • Plant both feet flat on the floor
  • Unclench your jaw — literally
  • Take 3 slow breaths before you start

Voice Warm-Up

  • Hum softly to activate your chest voice
  • Say your opener out loud 2× before recording
  • Slow down by 20% — camera compresses pace
  • Drink room-temp water, not cold

Camera Setup

  • Lens at or just above eye level — never below
  • Natural light on your face, not behind you
  • Clean, branded background or SOH space
  • Check your framing: head/shoulders, not a forehead shot
P

Step Two

Prepare Your Message

The SOH Content Formula

Every piece of on-camera content we make has one job: show a patient who we are, why we do this, and what life looks like after working with us. The patient is never the hero of the story — their transformation is. We are the guide who makes it possible.

Know Your Purpose

  • One video = one idea. Don't cram 3 things in.
  • Ask: what do I want them to feel, know, or do?
  • Education, trust-building, or a call to book — pick one
  • If you can't say the point in 8 words, keep narrowing

Structure Every Video

  • Hook (0–3 sec): Say the thing they're afraid to ask
  • Middle: Explain it like you're talking to a friend
  • End: Tell them exactly what to do next
  • No intros ("Hi guys, it's me…") — open with the value

Practice With Notes

  • Bullet points only — never a script you're reading
  • Place notes just below/beside the camera lens
  • Time yourself: aim for 30–90 seconds for Reels
  • Record a practice take you'll never post — just to warm up

The SOH Story — Your Source Material

01
Why We Exist We believe the status quo of healthcare is broken. Too reactive. Too siloed. We treat the soil before we plant the seed — because glowing skin and a confident face start from the inside out.
02
What We Actually Do We practice functional aesthetics — optimizing hormones, gut health, inflammation, and metabolism as the foundation for any aesthetic outcome. We don't inject faces. We inject geometry.
03
Who We Serve People who are done settling. They want to feel as good as they look. They've been told everything is "normal" but they know something's off. We listen. We run the tests. We treat the whole person.
04
The Four-Phase Patient Journey The Foundation → Restoration → Regeneration → Radiance. Every patient moves through these. Use this language when you explain what we do — it gives people a map, not just a menu.
05
What Makes Us Different We're not a spa. We're not a plastic surgery clinic. We are a medically-directed, results-driven practice that starts with your biology and builds outward. That's functional aesthetics. Own that phrase when you speak it.
E

Step Three

Engage Your Audience

Eye Contact = Trust

  • Look directly into the lens — not the screen
  • The lens is the patient's eyes. Speak to a person.
  • Glance away occasionally — it's natural, not weak
  • Blink normally. A fixed stare reads as unnatural.

Natural Delivery

  • Conversational, not presenting — you're talking with them
  • Pause on purpose — silence = confidence, not forgetting
  • Let yourself feel what you're saying
  • If you love this topic, let that show. It's contagious.

Tell Stories

  • No patient names, but patient experiences are gold
  • "A lot of our patients come in saying X…" is powerful
  • Share your own experience when relevant and authentic
  • Specificity creates belief — vague claims do not

Stage Presence On Camera

The principles are identical to the stage — they just compress into a smaller frame:

A

Step Four

Adapt in the Moment

Social Media Reads the Room Too

Your "room" is the comment section and DMs. Watch what questions come up, what people share, what they screenshot. That's the algorithm telling you what people actually need more of. Let it teach you.

Mid-Video Adjustments

  • If you stumble — breathe, smile, keep going
  • Lost your place? Pause. Take a breath. Find it.
  • Don't trash the whole take for one flub
  • Authenticity > perfection every time

Respond to the Comments

  • A question in comments = your next video topic
  • "I keep getting asked about X" is a proven hook
  • Create reply videos — platform algorithms love them
  • Confusion in comments = you need to go deeper

What's Working

  • High saves = educational, bookmark-worthy content
  • High shares = people see themselves in what you said
  • High comments = you created a feeling or debate
  • Weak videos teach you just as much as strong ones
K

Step Five

Keep Growing

Reflect After Every Video

  • Watch it back with the sound off — does your face match the message?
  • Watch it on mute — can you follow just from energy?
  • What would you cut? Where did you rush?
  • One takeaway to apply to the next video

Ask for Feedback

  • Ask Dr. Sorr: what felt most like SOH?
  • Ask a colleague to watch and name the one thing they'd fix
  • Ask followers: "More of this? More of that?"
  • A Story poll is a feedback tool, not just engagement

Build the Skill

  • Record one piece of content per week, even if it doesn't post
  • Watch 3 creators you admire and name exactly what works
  • The first 20 videos are just reps — don't judge them
  • Great communicators were not born that way

Pre-Recording Checklist

I know the one thing I want the viewer to walk away with
My hook is in the first 3 seconds — not after an intro
Camera is at eye level, light is on my face
I've taken 3 breaths, shoulders are down and back
Bullet notes are positioned near the lens, not the screen
I've said my opener out loud at least once
Background is clean, SOH-branded, or intentional
I know how this ends — there's a clear call to action or takeaway
I'm filming this because I actually believe what I'm about to say

Remember

Prepare intentionally. Present authentically. Grow continuously.

You are not performing. You are sharing. There is a person on the other side of that lens who is struggling with something you have the answer to. That's the only thing that needs to be true when you hit record.