I’ve gone back to my experience as a TV news reporter to add video to virtual meetings. A 20-60 second video clip is easy to embed in a virtual presentation. Video clips energize your audience and demonstrate something you can’t show on a standard slide. For example, I use 30-second clips from actual TV news interviews in my virtual media training workshop. And recently, I worked with Beyond the Box Productions to record a brief video tour of a client’s offices to play during a virtual meeting, since the office is currently closed to visitors. Here are 3 tips for embedded videos:
Less is more. I prefer 30-60 second video clips.
Check your audio level in advance. Your audience needs to hear as well as see the video. (On a related note, an external microphone makes a significant difference in virtual meetings. Here’s an article with advice for choosing a microphone.
Introduce your video in a purposeful manner, i.e. “The video will give you an inside look at our day-to-day operations.”
