Have you ever noticed how difficult it can be to see what someone is doing in a video tutorial? Especially in a screenshare, such as a software demo, you end up squinting at the screen and trying to figure out what their mouse is pointing at. There's a simple solution that will make your own screenshare video tutorials miles (or kilometers) better than your competitors... Use Camtasia to 'Zoom In' Camtasia is one of the easiest video editing software tools you can use. And, while it is a … [Read more...] about How to Use Camtasia to ‘Zoom In’ on Your Screenshare Tutorials
Video Creation & Marketing
How to Create Video Tutorials to Boost the Value of Your Brandable Content
Some of the most shared videos online are ones that step-by-step teach a person how to do something. Video is also a great add-on to any brandable, PLR content or written training program. It gives people another way to learn, especially for those who are more visual. One quick way to get ideas for these demo-type videos is to take information from your existing content and create video tutorials to illustrate tasks for your customers. In the video below, I show you a couple examples of … [Read more...] about How to Create Video Tutorials to Boost the Value of Your Brandable Content
How to Create a Video Call to Action Using YouTube Cards
If you've ever wanted to create a call-to-action in your videos to send people to another page or video, YouTube Cards is a great option. It's different from the Annotations feature, which may already be phased out by the time you read this post. However, the wonderful thing about YouTube cards is that you can customize the image and text that shows up. It's also both more available to the viewer AND less intrusive at the same time. Here's a quick video tutorial I created which shows you … [Read more...] about How to Create a Video Call to Action Using YouTube Cards
How to ReBrand Videos with Intros and Outros
Whether it's your own video, or a rebrandable, white label or PLR video, you need to create your own introduction clip and call to action at the end. This brands the video as your own and lets people know both what to expect from the beginning and what you want them to do at the end. I created a couple of video demos to show you how you can do this quickly and easily using a combination of both PowerPoint and the YouTube Video Editor. This is a video Playlist, so you can click on the … [Read more...] about How to ReBrand Videos with Intros and Outros
How to Use the YouTube Editor to Add Your Call to Action
One common question I get from customers is on how to edit videos to add their own call to action at the end. For people who don't own video editing software, don't have the skills, or just want to take the fast and easy route, the answer is... The YouTube Editor When you upload a video to YouTube, you'll be able to do all sorts of different edits using their own built-in editor. This includes: Callouts and Notes Titles Labels 'Spotlights' Speech Bubbles And that's just under … [Read more...] about How to Use the YouTube Editor to Add Your Call to Action
How to Record Your Slides as Video
A little while back I created a video tutorial about how to record Less Stressful Video by recording your audio separately and inserting it into your slide presentation. I got great feedback about that technique and everyone was thrilled to have an easier method. Since then, I've refined my method a little and discovered some new tricks that I'll step through in this post. NOTE: This method is for PowerPoint 2010. Earlier versions don't have the feature for saving the slideshow as a … [Read more...] about How to Record Your Slides as Video
How to Create a ‘Hand-Drawn’ Effect in PowerPoint
Love whiteboard videos? Me too! Did you know that you can create a similar effect in PowerPoint with a couple of their built-in animations? There are a few great programs out there for creating whiteboard videos, but if you just want to do a little bit of animating, you can do it directly in PowerPoint. In the following video, I demonstrate how you can use the "wheel" animation and the "appear" animation to make it look as if some graphics and text and hand-written onto the … [Read more...] about How to Create a ‘Hand-Drawn’ Effect in PowerPoint
How To Use Mind Maps for Webinars, Presentations and Video
Mind Maps are a versatile tool that can be used in any number of ways, including using them to give webinars, create live presentations, and to record video. In this video tutorial, I show you some tips and tricks for using mind maps for multimedia presentations. I use Freemind in the video, since it's the most popular free mind mapping software. But you can use any mind mapping tool you prefer, so long as you can share or record your screen. If you're more technically savvy, you could … [Read more...] about How To Use Mind Maps for Webinars, Presentations and Video
