Enhance Student Support and

Engagement Through Production

and Application of a Simple Video

Talk Show

Richard A. Smith, Ph.D.

Member of the Contributing Faculty

Winter 2015 Walden University Faculty Meeting

January 30, 2015

Orlando, Florida

Video Talk Show Rationale

• Create a visual and audio presence for your students

• Provide additional course content in an easy to produce manner

• Enliven course announcements

• Increase your YouTube skills

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Preparations

• Decide the information you want to present to enhance your course

• Determine where you will place your talk show within your course

• Select a partner (or go it alone as a talking head)

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What You Need for Production

• Video camera

• External microphone

• Camera tripod

• Simple background

• Two chairs

• Front lighting

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Umbrella Lights($60.00)

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Get Your Points Across in a Professional Manner

• Pace of discussion

• No: Hesitation, ums, coughs, mumbles, valley-speak

• Audio quality – use an external microphone

• Be aware of extraneous noise (radio, kids, fans, etc.)

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Get Your Points Across in a Professional Manner

• Both hosts should look at the camera when the show starts

• Look at your co-host when he/she is speaking

• Talk directly to the camera when making important points

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Selecting a co-host

• Strong personality

• Sympatico

• Knowledgeable

• Or, already has handy production facility and equipment

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No In-Studio Co-host Available

• Substitute a recorded video conference

– Google Hangouts

– Zoom

• Same rules apply

• May have to spring for Screencast-o-Matic Pro

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Production Tips

• Keep an outline in your hand so that you can proceed in an ordered manner

• Place a timer (iPhone stopwatch) within your field of vision

• Decide on a time limit for your productions

– Ours are limited to 10 minutes

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Use the Chroma Key (Green Screen) Effect• Place green screen on a

stand

• Laundry rack will do

• Plain green cloth will work

• Iron clothe to decrease wrinkles

• Edit with MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2013, 2014, 2015 or similar product– (32 or 64 bit – keep in mind)

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