If you have 7 minutes, Ian Ozsvald of ProCasts can have you screencasting! Ian just participated in BarCampBrighton4 and led a talk about ' 'Screencasting in 7 minutes with Jing' workshop at BarCamp Brighton 4 '. Check out Ian's blog post here and he'll show you how to start screencasting in 7 minutes. You'll see his video of his session and him helping others install Jing and make their first screencast. Tags: Jing Screencast 23 193 32 Sometimes I hear people say that it is too hard to make videos. Think again! Be sure to sign up on his website for updates. MORE >>

I was absolutely blown away at the number of screencast examples many of you shared on this recent blog post. The screencast that was listed the most in your feedback was one done our Instructional Designer, Ryan Eash. wanted to make sure everyone saw this screencast. was absolutely blown away at the number of screencast examples many of you shared on this recent blog post. The screencast that was listed the most in your feedback was one done our Instructional Designer, Ryan Eash. Camtasia Studio Screencast Tips and Tricks 527 392 32 218Finished script. MORE >>

I recently had a request by email to share a list of suggested books for screencasters. And, I was also thinking about different elements of a screencast -prep, planning, writing, graphics, presentation, storytelling and promotion. Based on that, here are some of the books we came up on our suggested reading list for screencasters: Prep: * "_Made to Stick_, by Chip Heath, Dan Heath":[link] - This book gives you tips on how to keep your screencast viewers attention and make your ideas stick. * "_The Back of the Napkin_ ":[link] by Dan Roam - A picture is worth a thousand words. MORE >>

A blog post title caught my eye last week, 'Why Most Screencasts And Online Presentations Are Tedious (And How To Fix It)'! love Sean's blog post and screencast. Now, if you look at the typical screencast or tutorial, you're more than likely watching the same single frame with the same presenter. Sean tells you the answer about how to not put your viewers brains to sleep, how to replicate the movement you see on TV and how to solve other problems on his blog post "here":[link] He answers many of the questions about on his blog plus he even has a great screencasting comic! MORE >>

Free Screencasting Tools For Tony! Free Screencasting Tools List (Updated) Tony Karrers blog "Toast! now back to searching for a free tool that works to create screencasts that I can use for my blog. flowgram combines the advantages of slide presentations and screencasts with an interactive user experience that fully exploits the fact that almost all the information we might ever need is already on the web. Webinaria Create and share software demos online with their screen recording/ screencast software. Have fun exploring free screencasting tools! MORE >>