Creating Effective Training Videos for Remote Teams
- Angela Wolf Video
- 9 hours ago
- 2 min read
As many small business owners know, success can sometimes hinge on whether or not employees receive accurate, detailed training. This is tricky, let alone ensuring that work-from-home employees complete the appropriate standardized training on their own. Luckily, corporate video streamlines the entire process and guarantees that everyone--regardless of location, timing, or physical oversight--receives the exact same information in an engaging, accessible way. Keep reading for tips on how to get the most from remote employees with training videos.
1) Define Clear Objectives
If your video's objectives are vague, employees will struggle to pinpoint the information they are supposed to be retaining. Keep in mind that training videos are another form of online learning; to educate and train effectively, you need to stick to the fundamentals of lesson planning. First, determine simple, straightforward objectives. Work backwards from there, breaking apart different steps or concepts that build up to the training's overall goals. You'll also need to create anticipatory sets (or "hooks") that introduce the material and capture viewers' attentions. This gets employees more engaged and facilitates a stronger connection, regardless of distance. When making sure your corporate training video is as clear as possible, you'll need to determine multiple ways to demonstrate specific skills or strategies. Video is an immersive medium and versatile teaching tool--take advantage of this! Use your training video to review objectives both verbally (by explaining) and visually (by modeling and/or using visual aids).
2) Keep it Focused with Microlessons
Nobody wants to sit through a dense, lengthy training video. Not only does it get boring, bulky training content also tends to fatigue your brain. This ultimately means that viewers process fewer core concepts when they are presented in one sitting. Instead, use the exact same footage, but divide it into clear sections and uploaded as separate videos. It's recommended to keep these microlessons no longer than three minutes. Focus on one topic, and remember that your training videos are bite-sized lessons. In addition to making the information easier to understand and retain, creating lessons that are shorter and hyper-focused allows employees to re-locate specific information they may have questions about in the future.
3) Keep it Easy and Accessible
One of the many things we love about video is how easily the medium lends itself to accessibility features. There is no shortage of ways to make your training content more approachable and inclusive. First, always include subtitles or closed captions. As a visual aid, this is especially helpful for people with hearing impairments, non-native speakers, or people in noisy environments. Similarly, providing transcripts of the videos increases accessibility. More than just a presentation aid, the transcript also provides reference material for employees to access when needed on-the-job. When it comes to uploading your training videos, make sure to host them on a professional-grade platform (like YouTube). Doing so ensures that your content can be found and readily accessed with high-quality video and audio.
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