Screen casts making life easier!

Screen, Lights, Action, Camera!!!

Did you develop a new app and want to show it out to the world? You can direct a presentation with the content and not missing out the eye contact with various screen casting software’s available now-a-days.

Screencasts are recordings of computer screens, and increasingly, mobile device screens. Screencasts are an effective way to scale knowledge delivery because you can record once, but deliver the content an unlimited of times.

Virtual classroom sessions and virtual sales meeting are getting more and more popular these days and these screen casting software’s. For potential clients, screencasts can be used to deliver product demos, sales presentations or instructional videos. Internally, screencasts can be used as sales enablement tools to educate reps on company products or for sales tips/tricks.

 REASONS WHY VIDEO CONTENT IS KING

1. Ideas are communicated and comprehended quicker as you can simultaneously show and tell with video.
2. Rather than reading reams of text, we prefer to be see and listen to the idea
3. You will get less questions about topics that you’ve made videos about, as the viewer can rewind to the point he is not clear about and listen to it again. Lot of time is saved in back and forth communications.
4. The cost of video production has tumbled. The tools and equipment are now so cheap, that the biggest investment is the time it takes to familiarize yourself with the software.

Here is a great example of the ease of usage

"So far this year Help Desk students have been experimenting with various screen casting tools including QuickTime, Screencastify and most recently Screencast-O-Matic. In their latest tutorials, you can hear and see the Help Desk students since they recorded both their screen and used the web cam feature in Screencast-O-Matic. This was the first time the Help Desk students had ever created these “on camera” type videos and I am extremely proud of what they have created. All of their videos serve as great examples for teachers who are looking to flip their lessons. Help Desk students are available to assist any BHS teacher who wants to learn how to use Screencast-O-Matic."

As a software developer, screen casting is an everyday activity my job demands. If I did a new development or enhancement to the existing program, I educate all the business users by casting/sharing my screen to all the people attending the call. Screen sharing made my life easier as I explain the new developments to users in 10 different states. It saves lot of time and money or else I have to fly to all these locations to educate my users.