Category Archives for "Planning"
How A Good Task Analysis Can Make Your Video Course Design Easier
Although you may not have heard of the phrase “Task Analysis” you’ve probably done an informal one when trying to remember the steps to complete a task you don’t do that often. A task analysis is done when you want to analyze a task in order to document, step by step, how that task is […]
Continue readingJust Enough Instructional Design to Make Great Training Videos
An effectively designed eLearning course or training module can make a world of difference in someone’s personal or professional life. People will pay to watch your video training because they hope they will learn something new that can perhaps bring them additional income, help them enjoy their hobby, change their habits, get ahead at work […]
Continue readingHow To Be Sure Your Screencast Training Sticks
Now that the new year is approaching there’s a good chance that you’ll have some New Year’s resolutions that include developing your first training video or even taking some training yourself. A problem I see with New Year’s Resolutions that include purchasing a bunch of training courses is that so often the students receive so little […]
Continue readingThe Simple Strategy for Keeping Your Video Files Organized
It’s super important to set up folders and organize all your video assets when you plan to create a multi video course. I’ve worked with many people who have trouble finding the files they create and differentiating between the types of files and their various extensions. Let me walk you through my super quick organization […]
Continue readingQuick Guide to Making your Video Screencasting Business Stand Out
How is your screencasting business different? Why should people be excited about your video training courses or YouTube tutorials over others in your industry? Whether you are just getting started in Screencasting or have been at it for a few years, it’s not too late to differentiate your business. It goes without saying that most […]
Continue readingYou Can Avoid these Five Failures by Planning out Your PowerPoint or Camtasia Training Videos
Early on in my ( Michelle) career as an Instructional Designer I used to work for AT&T and my job was to help their instructors create better courses. Most of the instructors came up from the ranks and were assigned the role of trainer because they were so good at their job that their bosses thought […]
Continue readingNew to Video Training Development? A Successful Elearning Project Requires Good Planning.
To a novice even simple things seem complex. And when things appear complex, we can become frustrated or feel like we don’t have the skills to accomplish what it is we want to do. In a very simple sense a video training course is about creating an environment where a person goes from a point […]
Continue readingNine Great Video Content Ideas for 2016
Typically, for a lot of you, these last few days of the year are full of organizing your home and office and getting ready for some fun parties and activities to mark the beginning of a new year. But, I have another super valuable activity you can do over the next few days that could […]
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