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Understanding Video Data and Using It To Make Better Videos
The Visual Lounge
11/02/22 • 37 min
How effective are your videos?
There’s only one way to find out – by digging into the numbers. Video metrics can tell you if your video is effective, reaching the right people, and performing how you want. That way, you’re not left guessing if your video strategy is on the right track.
Matt Pierce, TechSmith’s Learning and Video Ambassador, talks us through the importance of different metrics and how you can gather this all-important data. As you look at video metrics and data, you'll notice that each platform has its own way of displaying them, and this episode of The Visual Lounge will look at both YouTube and Wistia's analytics.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:08 – How Matt got started with video metrics
- 1:50 – How to define success with video metrics
- 3:47 – Matt’s one tip for improving your images and videos
- 5:44 – Midroll
- 6:45 – An introduction to YouTube metrics
- 8:14 – Why Views is one of the most important metrics
- 10:22 – Why you need to look at Watch Time
- 11:40 – What View Duration tells us about the content
- 13:06 – Pay attention to Retention rates
- 18:33 – What Reach, Impressions and Clickthrough rates tell us about audience behavior
- 22:50 – Other metrics that are useful to check out
- 24:09 – How to use metrics on Wistia
- 28:39 – How Wistia’s Heat Maps reveal more about viewers
- 30:05 – How to look at analytics on different platforms
- 32:20 – Speed round
- 36:30 – Final take on video metrics
Important links and mentions:
- TechSmith Academy: https://academy.techsmith.com
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Challenging Traditional Workplace Learning
The Visual Lounge
12/14/22 • 47 min
Everything needs a refresh eventually...and that includes e-Learning!
Jonathan Hill, Head of E-Learning at Entain, believes it’s personality and humor that e-Learning often lacks. But why is it so important?
Jonathan joins Matt Pierce, TechSmith’s Learning & Video Ambassador, in this episode of The Visual Lounge to discuss challenging traditional workplace learning.
He explains the benefits of adding humor to your educational content, what defines success in L&D for him and provides a ton of expert advice for anybody creating educational video content. A true must-listen!
Learning points from the episode include:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 1:05 – Introducing Jonathan Hill
- 2:28 – How he started using video
- 6:05 – What success in workplace learning means to Jonathan
- 8:59 – One tip to improve using video for workplace learning
- 10:34 – TechSmith Academy ad break
- 11:42 – Defining workplace learning
- 15:00 – How to create a good workplace learning culture
- 20:57 – The role of multimedia in workplace learning
- 23:55 – Introducing non-L&D experts to workplace learning
- 28:47 – Using humor in workplace learning
- 32:57 – How to convince leaders to allow you to use humor
- 40:04 – Jonathan’s favorite dad joke
- 41:13 – Speed round questions
- 46:33 – Final take!
- 47:18 – Outro
Important links and mentions:
- TechSmith Academy: Learn how to use and create better images and videos (for free): https://academy.techsmith.com
- Follow/connect with Jonathan Hill on LinkedIn
- Follow Jonathan on Twitter
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The Power of Presentation
The Visual Lounge
02/01/23 • 39 min
How do you know that your presentation has been successful?
It can be challenging to discern what “success” actually means when you make a presentation. But, in this episode of The Visual Lounge, our guest explains the formula he follows to smash it out the park every time.
Tommy Re, President of Vital Talent, joins the show to explain how presentations should inform, persuade and inspire, the importance of knowing and resonating with your audience and the key points from his brilliant book, ‘The Power of Presentation’.
Plus, Tommy reveals his interesting former career and provides unmissable advice on image and video creation and presentation.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 1:14 – Introducing Tommy Re
- 3:00 – How Tommy began using presentations
- 5:17 – Defining success
- 6:43 – A tip for visually improving presentations
- 9:03 – Why did Tommy write his book?
- 11:01 – Live presentations
- 13:19 – Inform, persuade and inspire
- 18:14 – Getting to know and resonate with your audience
- 22:28 – Switching up structures
- 25:23 – Transferring presentation skills to video
- 26:09 – What role should text play in presentations?
- 31:10– Extra advice from Tommy
- 34:08 – Speed round questions with Tommy
- 38:18 – Final take and outro
Important links and mentions:
- Follow Tommy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-re-4277513/
- Vital Talent website: www.talentisvital.com
- Buy ‘The Power of Presentation: A Vital Guide to Delivering Compelling Business Presentations’: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Presentation-Delivering-Compelling-Presentations/dp/1642252522
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6 Things Before You Record
The Visual Lounge
10/19/22 • 45 min
Before you start creating video content, there are a few things you need to know.
Whether you are starting at the beginning, or have plenty of experience behind you, this is a must-listen for anybody creating educational video content.
TechSmith’s Learning & Video Ambassador, Matt Pierce, is joined by Tiffany Taylor, Director, EDU Success & Education at Handshake, on this edition of The Visual Lounge. She shares what led her to create video, how she defines success and why keeping things simple and small is key.
Plus, Tiffany shares her definitive 6 R’s to consider before creating video content.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 1:18 – Introducing Tiffany Taylor
- 2:26 – How did Tiffany start using video?
- 4:57 – Defining a successful video
- 7:25 – Make sure video is the right medium for your content
- 10:27 – Introducing Tiffany’s 6 principles for video content
- 11:08 – Reiterating your design formula
- 13:47 – The beauty of pausing videos
- 17:51 – Why repetition is key
- 20:33 – Keeping things simple and small
- 23:14 – Are organizations nervous about choice?
- 25:20 – Audience trust and change based on feedback
- 31:36 – Diversity of Learning and Accessibility
- 34:23 – Why collaborate on content?
- 39:01 – Tiffany’s Speed Round
- 43:16 – Tiffany’s final takeaway for the audience
Important links and mentions:
- Tiffany on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-taylor-learner/
- Handshake: https://joinhandshake.com/
- Camtasia: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html
- Snagit: https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
- TechSmith Academy: https://www.techsmith.com/academy.html
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You’ll Never Ruin a Tutorial Video Again with these Expert Tips!
The Visual Lounge
11/16/22 • 46 min
How do you ruin a tutorial video? More importantly, how do you fix it? We’ve got you covered by providing strategies to fix common tutorial pet peeves in this episode of The Visual Lounge!
We have an awesome panel of experts, including Andrew DeBell, Senior Learning Experience Strategist at Atlassian, Cara North, Founder & Chief Learning Consultant at The Learning Camel, and our Instructional Designer Lead at TechSmith, Chandra Owen.
Andrew, Cara, and Chandra join forces to break down their top pet peeves for instructional videos and their best tips for avoiding them while improving the effectiveness of your visual content. We cover the best use cases for video, why pre-work is an essential step, common visual/audio mistakes, and why feedback is key.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 0:00 – 3:27 Intro
- 3:27 – 7:43 The best use cases for video
- 7:43 – 11:00 Tips for improving images or videos
- 11:00 – 11:51 Mid roll
- 11:51 – 14:42 Pet peeves that ruin an otherwise good video
- 14:42 – 20:48 Small things that can hold a video back
- 20:48 – 25:22 The importance of audio
- 25:22 – 29:55 Should you use music in tutorial videos?
- 29:55 – 33:27 Should you use picture-in-picture in your videos?
- 33:27 – 38:28 The common mistakes Andrew, Cara, and Chandra are still working on
- 38:28 – 43:19 Speed round
- 43:19 – 45:19 Final takes on how to avoid ruining a good video
- 45:19 – 46:16 Outro
Important links and mentions:
- Connect with Andrew DeBell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdebell/
- Connect with Cara North on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caranorth11/
- Connect with Chandra Owen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandraowen
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Strategies for Learning
The Visual Lounge
11/30/22 • 41 min
If you want your learning content to have the best possible impact on your audience, there’s only one thing for it...you need a solid strategy in place!
Whether your go-to learning method includes videos, images, or something else entirely, starting out with a strategy is the best way to ensure you’re choosing the right medium to deliver training.
Treion Muller, CEO and Founder of The Modern Learning Architect, is on The Visual Lounge to share his strategy secrets and frameworks for delivering the best learning content.
He explores the power of video, why your content should be problem-led, not solution-led, and how to measure success and tie metrics to wider business goals.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:59 Matt introduces Treion Muller
- 02:48 How Treion got started using images in videos
- 04:25 Defining success for learning content
- 06:26 Why less descriptive text is more on slides
- 09:00 What does a Chief Learning Architect do?
- 18:35 Innovation in the L&D space
- 20:14 Criteria for the modality of a piece of learning
- 26:16 Ask the right questions when creating your content
- 32:01 Treion’s C.A.R.E.S framework
- 35:01 Speed round questions
- 40:26 Outro
Important links and mentions:
- Connect with Treion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/treionmuller/
- The Modern Learning Architect: https://modernlearningarchitect.com/
- The C.A.R.E.S. framework: https://blog.elblearning.com/who-c.a.r.e.s.-how-learning-got-its-bad-rap-what-we-can-do-about-it
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Designing for How People Learn
The Visual Lounge
11/09/22 • 57 min
Instructional design is not easy and, for that reason, getting feedback is essential. Making sure you’re on the right path and proving the efficacy of your work is so important in working towards a successful career.
Ask fellow professionals, follow your customers and watch them use what you create. Gauging people’s opinions on what you build can sure be uncomfortable, but it’s worth it in the end.
That’s the opinion of Julie Dirksen, Learning Strategy Consultant at Usable Learning, who joins Matt Pierce, TechSmith’s Learning and Video Ambassador, on this episode of The Visual Lounge.
Julie explains how she got into the instructional design game, how she defines success in the industry and reveals what trips folks up when they first enter instructional design.
Plus, she takes a deep dive into her book and tells us what resources inspire her.
Learning points from the episode include:
0:00 – 2:43 – Introduction
2:43 – 5:33 – How Julie got started in instructional design
5:33 – 9:35 – Defining success in learning design
9:35 – 17:00 – One tip for image and video in learning design
17:00 – 17:56 – Ad break
17:56 – 21:06 – Julie explains her book
21:06 – 25:01 – What trips people up in learning design?
25:01 – 32:01 – Simple vs cursive fonts and keeping learning design clear
32:01 – 35:17 – What learning design pros need to improve on
35:17 – 39:25 – The resistance to practice design
39:25 – 45:56 – Learning styles – not a thing?
45:56 – 50:34 – Where Julie turns for self-development
50:34 – 55:45 – Julie’s speed round
55:45 – 56:39 – Final take
56:39 – 57:26 – Outro
Important links and mentions:
- TechSmith Academy: https://academy.techsmith.com
- Book by Clark Quinn: https://www.amazon.com/Millennials-Goldfish-Other-Training-Misconceptions/dp/1947308378
- Julie’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Design-People-Learn-Voices-Matter/dp/0134211286
- Usable Learning: https://usablelearning.com/
- What Viewers Want: 2021 Video Viewer Study Deep Dive: https://www.techsmith.com/blog/what-viewers-want-2021
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Effective Presentations by Creating and Using Better Visuals
The Visual Lounge
09/28/22 • 32 min
Successful presentations require planning and focus...and one specific part of your presentation that needs a great deal of both is visuals.
Visuals play a significant part in how presentations come across and so it’s important to remember a few things.
In this week’s episode of The Visual Lounge, Matt Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador, explores how to use effective visuals to enhance presentations. He explains how they should grab the audience’s attention but not distract them from what you’re talking about.
It’s all about letting the audience hear what you say while giving them something visual to connect to.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 00:55 – How Matt first got involved in using more visuals in presentations
- 02:16 - How to define success for visuals in a presentation
- 04:24 – Matt’s one tip to help you improve using images
- 07:59 – Different options for visuals in presentations
- 08:31 – Why visuals are so important
- 10:42 – Why you should try to eliminate as much text as possible from the slides
- 15:35 - Use Contrast. Repetition. Alignment. Proximity. (C.R.A.P.)
- 19:39 - Do your elements and visuals go together?
- 20:56 - Make something memorable
- 22:07 – How to use anchoring to tie visuals with ideas
- 23:51 - How to use dual encoding
- 24:54 – Think about the unexpected and use that to draw attention
- 26:52 – When to turn off your slides when making a point or when you want focused attention
- 27:17 - Where to find great images for slides and presentations
Important links and mentions:
- TechSmith Academy: Learn how to use and create better images and videos (for free): https://academy.techsmith.com
- Article about presentation design: https://medium.com/@dannysmith/good-s...
- Article about anchoring http://www.nlpu.com/Articles/artic28.htm
- Made to Stick Book: https://heathbrothers.com/books/made-...
- TechSmith Assets: https://library.techsmith.com - with one subscription, you can access a whole library of stock images, music, sound effects, video clips, and more
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Announcement: Level Up with TechSmith - A digital Event
The Visual Lounge
08/02/22 • 5 min
Register for the Level Up Event by TechSmith here: https://bit.ly/3oBpi9l
Looking to Level Up your video creation game? We have the event for you! Come hear more amazing speakers like Adam Avermascu, Tiffany Taylor, Dee Kapila, Matt Pierce, and more!
Whether you’re making product demos, software marketing videos, explainer videos, onboarding videos, tutorials, or other screen recordings, this event will help you create more engaging content faster.
At TechSmith, we’ve been helping our customers with various explainer and screen recording videos for over 30 years.
Everyone seems to need this content, and we want to share our knowledge with you!
Register for the Level Up event here: https://bit.ly/3oBpi9l
Also, don't forget to check out and subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thevisuallounge
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Make Videos 40% Faster
The Visual Lounge
12/21/22 • 33 min
Do you want to save time in the editing chair? Who wouldn’t?
A lot of our video editing time is spent tidying things up. Getting rid of “ums,” “ahs,” and little pauses can feel tedious and time-consuming.
But there is a better way – using Audiate. Rather than editing with waveforms in Camtasia, you can use Audiate’s handy text-based editor to clean up your videos much faster.
In fact, we recently put Audiate to the test and found that it could save up to 40% extra time while editing!
Hear all about it in this episode of The Visual Lounge. From our brand new studio, Matt Pierce speaks with Joe Dearman, Sr. User Experience Designer, and Erin Cloutier, User Experience Researcher at TechSmith. We take a closer look at our research, how we tested Audiate, and we also get a practical demo of Audiate at work.
Learning points from the episode include:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 1:53 – What is Audiate?
- 2:36 – Erin explains what a UX researcher is
- 3:22 – A little background on the research we did
- 6:33 – How our participants saw a 20-40% time saving while editing with Audiate
- 8:47 – Building a successful workflow between Camtasia and Audiate
- 12:53 – How Camtasia and Audiate’s integration makes editing faster
- 13:51 – How to tweak your workflow to save time
- 15:17 – What differences the research participants saw when they tested Audiate
- 17:44 – A demo of the Camtasia-Audiate integration. (Watch the demo on YouTube)
- 18:58 – How to edit your video faster with text
- 23:44 – How much time you can save editing a long webinar
- 27:06 – Speed round questions
- 32:54 - Outro
Important links and mentions:
- Learn more about Audiate: https://www.techsmith.com/audiate.html
- Camtasia: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html
- Connect with Erin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-cloutier-msuxd-6571a5a1/
- Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joedearman/
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How many episodes does The Visual Lounge have?
The Visual Lounge currently has 239 episodes available.
What topics does The Visual Lounge cover?
The podcast is about How To, Podcasts, Technology and Education.
What is the most popular episode on The Visual Lounge?
The episode title 'You’ll Never Ruin a Tutorial Video Again with these Expert Tips!' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Visual Lounge?
The average episode length on The Visual Lounge is 41 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Visual Lounge released?
Episodes of The Visual Lounge are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Visual Lounge?
The first episode of The Visual Lounge was released on Sep 2, 2020.
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