TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Alex explained to us the interesting research into the effect of learning on the brain. The more you do that, the more you train your brain to give up. Your brain starts to learn that when we try something that’s difficult, we give up and then the difficult thing stops.”. The neuroscience backs that up.”

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 16, 2014

DevCorner is where we talk about all things software development-related from inside TechSmith. Once I lost focus and flipped back to QWERTY, I would need to walk away for a few minutes to reset my brain. I rarely use computers other than my own, and when I do, it only takes a few seconds to warm up the QWERTY part of my brain. (I’ve

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 26, 2022

If you’ve been around TechSmith a while, you’ll have heard this tip before – but for good reason! We have a whole tutorial on the TechSmith blog about how to edit videos using L-cuts and J-cuts , so check that out if you’re not already familiar with it. psst…you can find plenty on TechSmith Academy or our blog).

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 8, 2020

Visuals are considered the key to effective communication because they are processed faster by the brain. TechSmith Camtasia is a great place to start creating clear, engaging training videos. The post 6 Proven Ways To Boost Remote Communication with Visuals appeared first on Welcome to the TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 6, 2022

One of his superpowers is having a “visual brain,” and that certainly comes in handy in his line of work. For more tips on video creation, editing, and design, check out the TechSmith Academy. The post Out of the Box with Camtasia appeared first on The TechSmith Blog.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 17, 2013

This week on The Forge, we’ll be recapping our experience at the Visual Thinking & Literacy Conference ( #vizlit13 ) last weekend in Birmingham, MI, plus making a very special announcement about a certain very special annual event here at TechSmith HQ. Naturally, it was a perfect fit for the TechSmith crew!

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Mike Taylor

JULY 1, 2022

A study published in Scientific Reports suggests that coffee has beneficial effects on cognitive function, and it may do this by reorganizing brain functional connectivity. This is a fun hour on top tips for creating videos and images with Matt Pierce of TechSmith. So go grab a cuppa to enjoy while you’re reading this one.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Dean Craven, TechSmith CTO. Somewhere along the way life happened and I moved on from software development to growing our development staff, now serving as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at TechSmith. TechSmith software developers deep in discussion. Software developers working at TechSmith. Well, it used to be me.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 2, 2021

Valerie suggests that you need to give your brain more experience when you’re not recording to push through that feeling. Valerie says it’s to do with your prefrontal cortex – the part of the brain that controls all your high-level thinking, decision-making, and also all that self-judgment as well. The Release Phase.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 8, 2022

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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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because, people are staring at this computer screen – you’ve got eye strain, you’ve got brain strain, you’ve got cognitive overload, [and] there’s a lot of things that are happening in the environment that we have to take into consideration.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 25, 2013

One night about a week ago, I could not sleep as a concept churned in my fevered brain: why couldn’t the same technique be put in motion, like the magnifier was moving over an image to show details below? My heartfelt gratitude and congrats to the TechSmith team for making it possible. appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here are some hard numbers: Almost 50 percent of our brains are involved in visual processing. It means our brains are hardwired to process images quickly. Full disclosure: I love the TechSmith website and wouldn’t change a thing. There’s no way around it: Sometimes words get in the way of what we’re actually trying to say.

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Limestone Learning

JULY 31, 2023

PT: Cracking the Learning Code with Neuroscience and John Medina’s “Brain Rules” Scientists now know for sure how our brain works and its these advances in the brain sciences that should “shape” how you design and deliver training to your learners. Thursday, August 17, 2023, 9 a.m.–10 Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 9 a.m.–10

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

You might have heard about the eye-mind hypothesis, which suggests a strong connection between eye movements and information processing in the brain. The post Stop Guessing: Improve UX with Eye Tracking from myGaze and Morae appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Tips & How To''s Morae TechSmith Tips and Tricks Training Video'

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 22, 2018

As an added bonus, I’ll make it baker’s dozen by adding one of my favorites, the Farnam Street Brain Food Newsletter. TechSmith Video Academy. TechSmith Academy is a free online resource to help you learn more about visual communication and video creation.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

TechSmith did a fantastic job with this initial release. Star-shaped Cells In Brain Help With Learning - Science Daily. Does it suffer from the typical version 1.0 rough edges? Yes, but not as many as I expected. After Years Of Toil, Sustaining Change In Education Still A Vexing Problem - Science Daily.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 24, 2019

The human brain has a vast visual GPU that processes signals like crazy, and so we are naturally drawn to it.” – Camtasia Technical Product Manager Brooks Andrus. TechSmith believes that using visuals such as screenshots , screencasts and videos save time and money. Why are images and video increasing in importance?

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 11, 2012

Jamie is the author of Idea Mapping: How to Access Your Hidden Brain Power, Learn Faster, Remember More, and Achieve Success in Business. It turns out Jamie is a fan of Snagit, so we invited her to TechSmith. That’s where I met Brandy Agerbeck prior to interviewing her on the Forge. In addition to Brandy, I met Jamie Nast.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 13, 2020

TechSmith’s The Value of Visuals research revealed that 67% of people say they understand information better when presented visually. That claim is backed up by science showing that the human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 17, 2012

Jamie is the author of Idea Mapping: How to Access Your Hidden Brain Power, Learn Faster, Remember More, and Achieve Success in Business. It turns out Jamie is a fan of Snagit, so we invited her to TechSmith. That’s where I met Brandy Agerbeck prior to interviewing her on the Forge. In addition to Brandy, I met Jamie Nast.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

eLearning video demos follow both brain rules by offering small doses of knowledge in a visual format. The post 7 Unexpected Uses of eLearning Video Demos appeared first on TechSmith Blog. The human mind is a curious thing. Corporate learners watch the video and then mimic behaviors in the real world.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Based on the premise of encouraging the sharing of fantastical and innovative ideas, it’s hard to go more than a moment on their site without encountering at least one wild beast of an idea that delivers a shot of imagination juice straight to your brain. Needless to say, we love it. Have you heard of Star Citizen ?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 29, 2009

which led me to thinking about Top Gun and then got me thinking about one of my favorite topics, screencapture and screencasting (yes, that's how my brain works)! ;-) It occurred to me that Jing is like the racecar of screencaptures and screencasting! I will also post updates on Twitter ( TechSmith and BetsyWeber ). So, tune in!

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 13, 2020

Visual content also saves time since it’s processed by our brains faster. Here’s an example of a recent webinar we did for TechSmith: 4. The post How to Transform Your Remote Communication With Visuals appeared first on Welcome to the TechSmith Blog. Those teams are already creating the content, so try to repurpose it.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The paper clearly identifies the reality that there are some tasks that computers do extremely well, and others that are better suited to the human brain. Others require just one more minute of struggle before the idea clicks and it’s in their brains for good. This is the human side of teaching.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Our brains can handle a limited number of inputs to complete a task. The post Teaching with Screencasts and Rapid Prototyping appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Rather than writing out entire documents and refreshing the browser to see the effect, I start by prototyping in services like CodePen or jsFiddle. Why Rapid Prototypes?

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 11, 2012

Jamie is the author of Idea Mapping: How to Access Your Hidden Brain Power, Learn Faster, Remember More, and Achieve Success in Business. It turns out Jamie is a fan of Snagit, so we invited her to TechSmith. That’s where I met Brandy Agerbeck prior to interviewing her on the Forge. In addition to Brandy, I met Jamie Nast.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 3, 2013

As I was about to enter my second year of teaching and first year teaching AP Calculus, I called my former teacher, coach, and mentor Steve Kelly to pick his brain about some aspects of the curriculum. If we pool our brain power, then we have greater potential to be successful than if we work in isolation. It all started at a bakery.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 24, 2015

This is the second time Chad is sharing his sales expertise on the TechSmith blog, after a break for a very informative webinar on leveraging video to create high-converting sales proposals. It helps him convey that he really understands the viewers’ struggles, and creates that ‘brain itch’ that keeps the people in their seat until the end.

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TechSmith Camtasia

APRIL 26, 2016

We’ve all been trained to consume messages with visuals more quickly; the brain actually processes visuals 60,000 times faster than it does text. The post Dominate Your Slack Channels with Visuals appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Slack gives people a fun way to give and get feedback.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 3, 2010

It has all been self-taught; surfing the web and using the TechSmith website to get a lot of how-to information. I also go to one of those "mega-churches" that has its own TV station and uses a lot of video during their services; so I pick the brains of the people that work there to get ideas on how I can or can't do something.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 16, 2018

Luckily for us, TechSmith recently hired a seasoned Video Production Specialist, Barret Baxter, who is more than happy to do just that. So I sat down with Barret and picked his brain to learn how he goes about editing video and his preferred order of editing operations. Below you’ll find our conversation. “Of

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Tony Karrer

MAY 12, 2009

Browse eLearning Content

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 11, 2017

Recite Tongue Twisters to get your brain and mind working together in harmony. The post How to Look Professional On Camera appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. Really use your lips, teeth, and tongue to pronounce all the vowels. Presenting Yourself on Camera. Podcast: businessofvideopodcast.com. Facebook: [link]. YouTube: [link].

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 30, 2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 11AM – 12PM PT : Leveraging Psychology and Brain Science to Optimize Retention and Behaviour Change (Free for ATD members) Dive deep into the psychology of corporate learning with learning scientist Todd Maddox. Price Kerfoot, who’ll show evidence of how brain science, together with technology, can change behaviour.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

appeared first on TechSmith Blogs. If you haven’t tried creating a PowerCast using Camtasia, take the plunge and give it a try. I guarantee a PowerCast will be a part of your technology toolbox! Video Educational Website Resources. Bozeman Science. Educational Video Web sites. Khan Academy. Teacher Tube.

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