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general tips
hire an audio pro/studio
use ree tutorials & ask questions on userorums
be condent & just do it!
learn basic eatures o the sotware like start, pause, stop
get a good mic
haveun—inject humor and personality
get started, experi-ment, make mistakes
learn to use playlists & blog media rolls
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know your material cold
 
supplement with written instructions,linked rom the screencast
 
determine goals & category o screencast
mix slides with screen video
determine what to cover (con-tent), then how to cover it (orm)
plan out your screen-cast
use illustrations, diagrams, other visuals
 
keep screencastocused & short
 
improvise!
do practice takes
 
don’t over practice
leave time or review & critique
 
ollow instructional theory best practices
 
look to cinema or inspiration
create a script/storyboard
use a webcam toshow the speaker
use the efects in PPT or Keynote
simple tutorials may not need audio
be visually interesting
content & planningbefore recording
change screen/app resolution to match target size
create andollow a pre-recording settings checklist
close apps to ree up memory
shut down anything that pops upor goes “bing!”
clean o your desktop
 
clear websitebrowser history
record a 10-second audio check 
use large ontthat contrasts with background
log into system as auser or student, not as admin or instructor
turn on mouse highlight
turn o/silence phones
nd or build a quiet place to record
beware o mic picking up computer, typing, chair noise
keep a glasso water handy
courtesy o the TechSmith community: www.techsmith.com/communityyou are ree to use and pass this around any way you like, in its original ormcourtesy o the TechSmith community: www.techsmith.com/communityyou are ree to use and pass this around any way you like, in its original orm
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