Screencasting Tips

SCREENCASTING TIPS

"'There may be some points I've missed,'

as the monkey said when he fell over the hedgehog."

OBJECTIVES

“No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain point.”

AudiencePurposeJargon

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PLANNING

“Measure twice, cut once”

StoryboardingMedia

Clicks and flubsTempo

SCRIPTING

“Talk less, say more.”

Begin and endWrite it, read it

Tell vs. showCaptioning

PREPARATION

“Look before you leap.”

Clean slateFiles to hand

Minimize interruptions

Ready and waiting

RECORDING

“Hope for the best, expect the worst.”

NoiseMike checkDizzy mouse

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