The Visual Lounge
Visuals and videos are powerful, but creating them can feel overwhelming. Yet they are essential to creating content that impacts understanding, helps improve communication, and can save you and the viewers time and money.
The Visual Lounge is a place where we talk about creating and using visuals and videos for all sorts of communication. Whether you’re creating a course to help your organization roll out new software, an educator learning to better communicate with
your students, or a marketer helping your customers see the impact of your product, our conversations will help see how visuals can impact your work.
Listen in as Matt Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador, leads you through a variety of conversations with industry guests and experts. You’ll get practical advice and insights to help you to create better and more impactful images and videos.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 259
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
I Don’t Want to Make This Video
It happens to the best of the best, even those people who have been making videos for years. A creative slump can feel impossible to get out of sometimes.
You might lack inspiration or motivation, o…
You’ll Never Ruin a Tutorial Video Again with these Expert Tips!
How do you ruin a tutorial video? More importantly, how do you fix it? We’ve got you covered by providing strategies to fix common tutorial pet peeves in this episode of The Visual Lounge!
We have an …
Designing for How People Learn
Instructional design is not easy and, for that reason, getting feedback is essential. Making sure you’re on the right path and proving the efficacy of your work is so important in working towards a s…
Understanding Video Data and Using It To Make Better Videos
How effective are your videos?
There’s only one way to find out – by digging into the numbers. Video metrics can tell you if your video is effective, reaching the right people, and performing how you…
Snagit 2023
Drumroll…Snagit 2023 is here!
And with it comes a host of intuitive new features and some new and improved fan favorites. In this episode of The Visual Lounge, Matt Pierce sits down with Paul Donahue,…
6 Things Before You Record
Before you start creating video content, there are a few things you need to know.
Whether you are starting at the beginning, or have plenty of experience behind you, this is a must-listen for anybody …
Creating Captivating Thumbnails & Titles with Paul Wilson
Thumbnails and titles are the bait that reels viewers into YouTube content. Not only are they great for SEO, but they also define your brand and catch the audience’s eye.
But what makes a good YouTube…
Writing Video Scripts and Practical Tips for More Impactful Outcomes
What makes a great video script?
Whether you’re brand new to scripting or want to brush up on the best practices, there’s so much to unpack from this episode of The Visual Lounge.
TechSmith’s Content …
Effective Presentations by Creating and Using Better Visuals
Successful presentations require planning and focus…and one specific part of your presentation that needs a great deal of both is visuals.
Visuals play a significant part in how presentations come acr…
New Episodes Coming Soon!
We've had a great break, but we're coming back soon with new shows, new guests, and some new ideas and approaches. This episode is a short one to give you some of those details.
Some of the changes y…
Announcement: Level Up with TechSmith - A digital Event
Register for the Level Up Event by TechSmith here: https://bit.ly/3oBpi9l
Looking to Level Up your video creation game? We have the event for you! Come hear more amazing speakers like Adam Avermascu,…
Time to Make a Video, Part 2
Creating your first video can be a daunting experience, and this week’s guest has to do it in front of the entire The Visual Lounge audience!
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by return guest Kassy…
Top Tips For Images and Videos
Looking to take your video and image content to the next level? Well, you’re in the right place!
Matt Pierce, Learning and Video Ambassador at TechSmith, is joined by eight industry experts on this ep…
6 Video Mistakes I Still Make
Mistakes – everyone makes them, but most of the time we try to hide them. What should we be doing instead?
Acknowledging that we’re not perfect while looking for ways ‘level up’ in every single video …
Choosing the Right Images and Videos
Getting started with video creation? Then one of the most basic things you need to master is how to choose the right types of videos and images to get your message across.
With that in mind, Matt Pier…
What You Can Do With Camtasia 2022
Camtasia 2022 unlocks even more great features and capabilities than ever before.
Joe Dearman, User Experience, and Brooks Andrus, Product Technical Manager at TechSmith, hopped on to this episode of…
Time to Make a Video, Part 1
Introducing video content to your arsenal is not an easy task. It’s a gradual procedure, and mistakes will certainly be made along the way. But that’s OK.
In this episode, master virtual trainer Kassy…
How I Improved My Videos
Video creation skills aren’t “built in a day.” Like everything else worth learning, it's a gradual process that you’ve got to embrace every step of the way.
To share the story behind his stellar video…
Strategies for an Effective Hybrid Workplace
Whether you’re an L&D professional, video creator, or a software developer, your industry has probably been bitten by the hybrid work bug in one way or the other.
This isn’t a challenge we can master …
Lighting Yourself on Camera
Microphones, lights, and cameras —the trifecta of good video creation.
But this time, we’re focusing on lighting and all the amazing things it can do for your videos.
Here’s the thing about lighting, i…