Tip #2: Avoid "Spray Painting" and the "Yo-Yo"
I have taught video production for a few years. There are three truths to the work of beginning students. One, they usually fail to use a tripod. Two, if there are homeless people or protests, that is what they’ll shoot. Three, when given a zoom lens and the ability to pan the camera, they will do so constantly.

How about a game of find the tiger? In this panning shot of a pacing tiger, the video degrades to a blocky blur.

"Spray Painting" is a term sometimes used for bad panning of the camera. You see something on the right so you pan over to it. Then, you decide to go back where you were and pan back. You have just spray painted the scene.

A "Yo-Yo" is similar but with a zoom. You have a wide shot, but something happens and you want to feature that up close and personal. So you zoom in tight. Then, because you want to make sure the viewer understands the larger context, you zoom back out. That motion you are feeling when you watch the video is your eyeball yo-yo-ing in and out of their socket.

What did we learn already?
Movement is bad. Panning in any form is probably a no-no. If you are working on a presentation that will also go to tape, you might shoot a well-composed pan and a series of still shots. Use the pan in your taped presentation. Use the stills in your streaming presentation.

Zoom lenses create a feeling of power for anyone that holds a camera. But just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Use the zoom to compose your shot. Then start the tape. Then keep your fingers off the zoom. If you want to change the view, pick up the camera and move it (on the tripod, of course). Find your shot, then lock it down and record.