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How (and Why) to Add Music to Tutorial Videos

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How music affects the brain and impacts learning When (and when not) to use music in a tutorial video Where to find background music for tutorial videos How to choose the right song for your video How to add music to a video correctly (and save time editing). How music affects the brain and impacts learning. Try Camtasia for Free.

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Making Engaging Video

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Ultimately, your video is battling many other things for your audience’s attention. In this case, the viewer doesn’t have to take any action, but the techniques used should motivate them to focus and pay attention. To find out how, visit the TechSmith Academy and check out the course, Basics: Creating & Using Storyboards.

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Proximity Bias and Hybrid Work: What You Need to Know

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Our brains take shortcuts all the time, using processes to simplify the information around us to make more efficient decisions. But sometimes, our brains misinterpret that information, and it affects the accuracy of our judgments. In the case of proximity bias, our brains overvalue what is around us and undervalue what isn’t.

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How to Add Video (and YouTube) to Your Content Strategy with Andy Crestodina

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Andy elaborated “They have bought your attention and as soon as they stop paying for it, they stop getting your attention.”. Video gives you better access to the human brain, by turning your audience into viewers instead of readers. “In The barrier is people not being comfortable making something with their face and voice in it.

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Introduction to Microvideo

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Lodestone is proud to be a preferred TechSmith training partner. For a microvideo to be effective, there must be a reduction in cognitive load for the learner, which is the amount of information being processed by the brain. Using a voice‐over instead of text. Emotional Pull – Gain viewer’s attention with emotion.

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4 Reasons Why Visual Communication has a Big Impact

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” Stats have shown that visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text. In a media landscape filled with clutter, readers’ attention is hard to acquire, and even harder to retain. Brand guidelines pulled from the TechSmith style guide. Time is money, so the saying goes. Time is money, so the saying goes.

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How To Use Visual Communication and Why It Matters

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Almost 50 percent of our brains are involved in visual processing. It means our brains are hardwired to process images quickly. At TechSmith, we often interview customers to learn how they use visuals in their jobs, and will record the calls rather than just relying on handwritten notes. Time is money, so the saying goes.