2024W36: This Keynote Speaker Branding Thing

Rare post-photo shoot selfie, this one with Cortney Jones of Change1 and the photographer himself, John Langford of John Langford Photography.

It’s really true that new things are only uncomfortable until you do them enough times that you get less uncomfortable. And over time, you really can get actually comfortable. This is true about public speaking and apparently true about getting your photo taken.

Until August, this was a very cringe activity for me. But then I did a keynote, and in order to build branding assets, I had to get a gazillion photos and videos done OF ME, FOR ME. Then I had to look at all those photos and videos.

And today I did a second photo shoot in a studio with a fellow speaker, Cortney Jones. It’s amazing how much more comfortable I was today and I bet the next time, I’ll be even more comfortable until eventually I don’t care that a photographer is lurking and I can just be me.

I’m glad I went first because Cortney looks great on camera no matter what LOL. John is a great photographer and if you want some new head shots, you better book him before he moves to the other end of the earth to live out his days in paradise.