Content Creator Kickstart

Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. Those are the 4 components of the AIDA framework known from the marketing world. But. There's a whole lot video makers, educators, and explainers can learn from marketing. And this funnel-framework is the perfect foundation for a strong video structure. In this episode, I'll give you a concrete example of a video on Cyber Security. Imagine this is a corporate training, and the video is the first of many, so it needs to pique the interest of the viewer,...

TikTok is the new shiny video platform that every expert wants you to jump on - the sooner the better. But is it always a good idea to jump on these new opportunities? Or should you take a step back and decide whether it's right for you, your audience, and your business? In today's episode, I share my experiences with TikTok, the learnings I take away, and why I'm not going to go all in on TikTok, but stay loyal to my core platform, YouTube.

How to Explain Things Better It's a golden skill to be able to explain things better - with more clarity and understanding. Especially if you're the expert and you are trying to explain something to a beginner. But there are some ways to loosen up the explanation so it becomes more digestible for the listener to consume. In this episode, I teach you how to research how the questions are asked, so you can answer them better. How to progress more logically through your explanations. And how...

5 concrete ways to start a video It's super important to get off to a good start with your video. Therefore, I thought I'd share some concrete ways to start a video in an engaging and interesting way. “We all know” Analogy. Shortest pitch / “Wiki” “Forest before the trees” Context “PPP”. Preview, Promise, Proof. “What, Why, How” These are 5 ways I use myself and shuffle between. Try out an intro template and apply it to your video. I hope you'll get inspired by my approaches and find...

7 Tips for filming yourself It's not easy to film yourself (at all), but you get better in time. These are some of the things that I keep reminding myself of before I hit record. If you tick off all 7 tips before you upload your next video, I'm sure you will be very glad to see that the result comes off much more professional than before. Good luck with the shoot!

What's a T-shaped content creator? The T-shape symbolizes a generalist skillset with one deep-dive; a skill that you've honed and are great at. In this episode, I'll dive into the importance of supplementing your expertise with other skills to give your expertise utility. In order to convert what you know into something valuable to others, you have to add a few things to your toolbox, like business, marketing, WordPress, SEO, and more. Thanks for listening, rating, and reviewing this...

In this episode, I've gathered the most frequently asked questions about Explain Academy. As this is a premium program, where you learn communication and content creation, it's also more expensive than a video course. So of course (no pun intended), this raises more questions about the program and whether it's the right thing to join for you specifically. The questions I answer are: What if I’m already decent at Vyond?What if I don’t have the time?What if I’m in a different time zone?What...

It's important to structure a course the right way — depending on the topic and student. I've created my fair share of courses, and along the way, I learned a thing or two about how to do it well. In this episode, I share my perspectives on structure, format, and progression, based on the experience I have from Go Beyond Vyond, Strong Scripts, Powerful Process, and more. Thanks for listening, rating, and reviewing this podcast. Much love! Rued

Vyond is great for eLearning developers who want to create scenarios. It's a modern way of doing it, and it's quite easy if you remember a few things. In this episode, you'll hear about establishing shots, character creation, emotions, facial expression, corporate identity, and more. Thanks for listening, rating, and reviewing this podcast. Much love! Rued

Want to make better videos? Write better scripts! Scriptwriting for explainers, tutorials, whatever is essential. Especially for explainer videos, where you want to make a short, simple, and easy-to-understand video. And that is not achieved in the narration or animation. No, that's all in the script. So let's dive into 10 practical tips for amazing video scripts. WRITE LIKE YOU TALK DELETE EMPTY SENTENCES WRITE IN BLOCKS JUST AS SMART, LESS INFORMED USE ACTIVE VOICE USE META...

How to use an analogy in your explainer video? That is the topic of today's episode. And we quickly conclude that it's a great idea.. BUT! There are a few ways you can hurt your story. By either choosing the wrong analogy or not thinking about what it means in the eye of the viewer. Towards the end, you get a few practical tips on how to get ideas for your perfect analogy. And we also touch upon the use of animations to steer the interpretation of the analogy, you choose for your service,...

Whiteboard animation, Business Friendly, and Contemporary - those are the 3 styles you can animate with in Vyond Studio. And today, I'm sharing my thoughts on their individual strengths and when to use each one. As a former agency owner, I can also give you a bit of behind the scenes of what clients wanted from us in terms of animation styles. Because it wasn't always obvious what they wanted us to use. Towards the end, I encourage you to mix and match a bit, but don't go too crazy. A big...

In this episode, we'll explore the three pillars of 1) skills, 2) passion, and 3) monetization. Each one is crucial for you as a content creator if you want a corporate career as a content creator, work for yourself as a freelancer or monetize your content as an influencer, YouTuber, etc. We also touch upon the similarities and differences between content creators, entrepreneurs, and marketers in order to understand what this relatively new industry and identity of "content creator"...

I give you 3 tips on how you can go beyond content that drowns in the flood of YouTube, Google, etc. Because if you aim for content that's merely good and unique, you won't succeed with it. The goal is to create content you are proud of. Content you've spent time on and that you feel is better than the last piece, you created. Kaizen, invested time, and playing the long game are all part of what we talk about today on the podcast. If you like my style of content and want to learn how to...

I believe you'll be a strong content creator if you master 6 formats. Either individually or in combination. In this episode, you'll get a quick intro to each of them and a couple of ideas on how to combine them. Text, graphics, sound, screen recordings, animations, and camera footage. Those are the 6 formats that are essential if you dream of producing high-quality YouTube videos, eLearning materials, tutorials, course lessons, etc. I can attribute all my successes to content and digital...

Hi, I'm Rued Riis, and in this first episode of the Content Creator Kickstart, I'll tell you the short version of my life's story. From skater to guitarist. From business student to agency owner. And then from employee to solopreneur. This podcast is about content creation—and how to kickstart your own journey with it! Because in today's day and age, we all need a basic level of skills within copywriting, sound recording, video production, screen recording, graphic design, etc. I'm a...