Name: Dan Roam's Professional Hand-Drawn Whiteboard Video Course
Rating: 4.4 (329 reviews)

What you'll learn

Make money by creating simple hand-drawn videos with PowerPoint and Camtasia.

Requirements

You should have basic PowerPoint skills. You will also need a screen-recording application like Camtasia, but don't install it yet! We'll cover that in lecture 6.

Description

This course is for anyone who wants to explain, market, sell, or teach online using simple, hand-drawn videos. Using PowerPoint and Camtasia (or similar screen-recording app), you will learn everything you need to know to create great hand drawn whiteboard videos fast, including:

How to create a script.
How to visualize your ideas in PowerPoint.
How to quickly animate, record, and narrate your whiteboard videos.
How to edit, polish, and add the right music quickly.
How to promote your video online for great exposure.
And much, much more.

Your hand drawn video will look and sound so professional and compelling that you will be able to sell more of your products and services than you ever thought possible.

In fact, your whiteboard videos will stand out so much that, if you want to, you could sell your hand drawn whiteboard videos as a service to others.

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for online marketers, innovators, and educators who need to clearly explain important concepts using video. No prior video or animation experience is required.

10 sections • 104 lectures • 5h 6m total length

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Preview07:38
The video creation process: from Idea to Upload
04:49
How to draw in PowerPoint (the secret revealed!)
04:57
How to make a complete video in 3 minutes
07:08
Quick preview of the entire production process
02:31
What do you think about videos?
3 questions

Introduction: The amazing video combination of PowerPoint & Camtasia
00:52
The two tools we need: PowerPoint & Camtasia
00:51
An sample advanced video -- made with just these tools!
01:39
Getting started in the video process: prepare slides, record, edit
01:30
Top-tips for turning PowerPoint into an animation platform
07:41
Top-tips for drawing in PowerPoint
01:59
Top-tips for using Camtasia as a recording and editing platform
07:11
Exporting .AVI files as a time-saver while working in Camtasia
05:37
Two more tricks: screen-shots and image cropping
01:05
The tools we need.
3 questions

Introduction: Why story matters -- and how to capture yours.
00:57
Story matters most: a 60-second example clip
01:56
The storyboard for that example clip -- made in PowerPoint
03:57
Process check-in: where we are in the sequence
01:01
The best stories start with pen & paper -- and Postit notes
03:31
We're screenwriters now -- and we need the "3-Act Structure"
03:33
The Pixar Pitch: a story that will never let us down
02:57
Vivid Thinking: how to turn words into pictures
03:11
How to write a sample script -- and turn it into a sketched storyboard
02:43
Storyboarding basics
3 questions

Introduction: The power of pre-visualization. (Thanks, George Lucas!)
01:19
Process check-in: shifting from writing and sketching to animating.
02:33
Character, action, outcome: let's create a viral marketing video.
01:18
4 storylines to choose from: We pick the "Pitch."
00:41
Let's turn our script into a classic "Pitch" structure.
00:40
We turn our "Pitch" into a full storyboard.
03:10
How to create a rough video from our storyboard.
04:56
Top-tips for pre-visualizing your video.
02:51
Sketching in our first characters: the animation begins!
01:15
Take lots of screen-shots. (So you don't have to draw twice.)
03:17
Use PowerPoint's animation tools to pre-visualize your clip.
04:14
Cut-&-Paste as you go. (This saves time and keeps things aligned.)
06:57
Keep recording: you will fix errors while editing later on.
01:57
Export complex animation sequences as .AVI files. (This keeps clips manageable.)
01:48
Pre-Visualizing our video
3 questions

Introduction: Amazing animations from simple shapes and movement.
01:08
The Vaulting Video: an example of the power of simple animation.
03:59
Our video project so far: update and review.
03:44
The 2 types of animation: Creation & Motion
02:00
Review of Pre-visualization tips.
01:00
Animation type 1: Creation & Destruction
01:59
Animation type 2: Motion
01:01
The 3 kinds of motion: Position, Orientation, and Scale.
01:50
Animation through change in POSITION.
07:50
Animation though change in ORIENTATION.
07:02
Animation through change in SCALE.
08:14
Putting the 3 kinds of motion together.
00:37
The 12 lessons of Disney animation. [link]
00:44
Amazing animation with simple shapes
3 questions

Introduction: How to push PowerPoint and Camtasia beyond to standard.
00:50
A sample marketing video -- created entirely with PowerPoint tools.
01:43
How I created the sample; a look "under the hood" of PowerPoint.
02:50
How to use the "Wheel" to make a picture look hand-drawn.
02:13
Adding the exit and fade-out effects.
01:36
Build a stack with "Fly-In."
02:55
Add movement with "Grow" and "Shrink."
00:51
Getting started on our complex animation using the tools we've just practiced.
03:24
How to create simple "Visual Assets" that can be used over and over again.
02:42
Step-by-step, let's animate our video introduction.
02:42
How to layer multiple animations in a single slide.
05:29
Review of our work-in-progress.
01:54
Wrap-up of our animation so far.
03:50
PowerPoint for amazing animations
3 questions

Introduction: Camtasia is a powerful editing platform for hand-drawn videos.
00:58
The best part of film-making is editing. (Thanks Steven Spielberg!)
02:23
Why we edit: save time, add continuity, & increase punch.
01:33
Video editing software options. (You have choices other than Camtasia.)
01:39
Editing effects we'll use: Cuts, Pan-&-Zoom, Change Speed.
03:04
How to edit: Capturing a video clip from the screen.
03:02
How to edit: Importing the video into Camtasia.
04:11
How to edit: Cutting the video clip.
02:00
Removing unwanted audio from the video clip.
01:13
Cutting the video, continued.
02:57
Speeding up the video clip.
01:23
Cutting the video clip, part 3.
06:59
Pan & Zoom in Camtasia.
03:30
Making final cuts in our video clip.
01:57
Gluing all the pieces back together. (Produce as .AVI)
04:06
A final review of our edited video.
01:46
Recording and editing with Camtasia
4 questions

Introduction: Putting on the final polish in Camtasia.
01:00
The polish: adding a voice-over, layering in music, and fine-tuning the details.
02:26
How to record your voice-over.
02:57
Where to find great FREE and LEGAL music online.
08:25
How to layer in your voice-over narration.
10:09
How to add in your music selections.
07:39
Adding final sound effects.
02:13
How to save and export your final, beautiful video.
04:57
Sound and polish
3 questions

Introduction: The final steps to getting your video out to the world.
01:03
A simple idea: getting people to watch our video is easy!
00:17
The staggering statistics of video.
04:54
Where we've been: A review of the entire video production process.
00:42
Final checks: Format, Size, Volume, and the Cover Shot.
03:26
Uploading your video to YouTube and Slideshare.
04:59
Wrapping up the package: Title, Key-Words, Description, Cover Shot.
02:20
Promotion basics: Twitter, FaceBook, Blog, and Email.
01:40
Promotion via a blog: Linking to the video services.
02:38
Check your numbers: Views, Uploads, Links, and Google Analytics.
02:02
Last step: Accepting your Oscar.
00:34
Posting and promoting
3 questions

Dan Roam

"The Back of the Napkin" Bestselling Author & Visual Expert

4.4 Instructor Rating
329 Reviews
1,966 Students
1 Course

Dan Roam is the author of three international bestselling books on visual communications which have been translated into 31 languages. "The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems with Pictures" was named by Fast Company, The London Times, and BusinessWeek as 'Creativity Book of the Year.' Dan's newest book, "Show and Tell: How Everyone Can Make Extraordinary Presentations" was named Amazon's Top-20 business book of the year. Dan has helped leaders at Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, Intel, Kraft, eBay, Gap, GE, IBM, the US Navy, and the United States Senate solve complex problems with simple pictures. Dan's "American Health Care on the Back of a Napkin" was voted by BusinessWeek as the world's greatest presentation of 2009, and prompted the White House to invite Dan in to train members of the President's communications team. Dan and his whiteboard appear frequently on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and NPR. Dan's NapkinAcademy online is the world's first complete visual-thinking course, and is subscribed to by businesspeople from over 43 countries. Dan lives in San Francisco.

Dan Roam's Professional Hand-Drawn Whiteboard Video Course

What you'll learn

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for:

Course content

Create hand-drawn videos to boost sales, solve problems, & get followers10 lectures • 36min

Video quick-tools: Using PowerPoint and Camtasia to create fantastic clips.9 lectures • 28min

Fast & effective storyboarding: the key to a good video.9 lectures • 24min

How to quickly Pre-Visualize your video.14 lectures • 37min

How to make amazing animations with simple shapes and movement.13 lectures • 41min

How to create advanced animations in PowerPoint and Camtasia.13 lectures • 33min

The basics of editing in Camtasia.16 lectures • 43min

Adding the final polish and sound.8 lectures • 40min

Posting & Promoting our video -- so that people watch!11 lectures • 25min

We're done! Time to get rich and famous -- and draw another video!1 lecture • 1min

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