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6 Video Marketing Tips For Nonprofits

NonProfit Hub

Storyboard It Out. Conducting research will help you develop an idea, after which it’s important to sketch it out in a storyboard. Don’t Forget Audio. Once you’re actually into the production stage, don’t forget to get quality audio for your video. Even a budget microphone will be better than a phone’s internal speakers.

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In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If the latter, I have a storyboard in my head and edit as I go. Shoot close to your subject so the audio doesn’t suck especially when using a camera with built-in mic. It’s much easier now with smart phones and the flip cameras. Don’t shoot when you have backlight, your subject will be dark. Click to play.

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One thing I learned just two weeks ago from a phone call to the TechSmith tech support guy is that the.wmv files from Ready/Talk can be run through microsoft media encoder - so they could be pulled into Camtasia and edited. So that left me with a few hours of video and audio to edit and that's too much to do in Camtasia.

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Flickr As Presentation Tool: Screencast #2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After a few phone calls back and forth between my video host tech support and the cable company and a visit by the cable man with a new modem, I was finally able to get this sreencast uploaded today. I originaly produced this at 800x600 as a SWF with highest quality audio/video and the resulting file was a whooping 72,000 KB.

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Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

DNL OmniMedia

Beyond engaging visuals and examples, however, you can also increase interactivity with hands-on activities such as audio review, sliders and dials, sorting and labeling, and more. For example, you might create a gamified microlearning course about phone solicitations. And last, but not least? You’ll save time and resources.