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

You’ll Never Ruin a Tutorial Video Again with these Expert Tips!