--- title: "Screencasting" description: "Screencasting refers to video tutorials, often short and focused on software, intended to supplement documentation with a more visual experience. Screencasts are usually focused on a single task or concept..." canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/category-screencasting/index.html --- > For AI agents: a documentation index is available at https://idratherbewriting.com/llms.txt. Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending .md to any page URL. # Screencasting Screencasting refers to video tutorials, often short and focused on software, intended to supplement documentation with a more visual experience. Screencasts are usually focused on a single task or concept and last 2-5 minutes. The following content is in the **screencasting** category: #### [New video recordings of Raleigh API documentation workshop now available](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/video-recordings-for-raleigh-api-documentation-workshop/) | Apr 21, 2019 #### [Podcast download stats kind of mind-blowing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/12/09/podcast-download-stats-kind-of-mind-blowing/) | Dec 9, 2014 #### [Slides and recording for "Perfecting the audio narration in instructional video" at Info Dev World](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/23/slides-and-recording-for-perfecting-the-audio-narration-in-instructional-videos-at-info-dev-world/) | Oct 23, 2014 #### [Imperfect content and the difficulty of writing video scripts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/11/04/imperfect-content-and-the-difficulty-of-writing-video-scripts/) | Nov 4, 2013 #### [Appearing on The Forge Show from TechSmith Today at 2pm EST](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/10/13/appearing-on-the-forge-show-from-techsmith-today-at-2pm-est/) | Oct 13, 2011 #### [Familiarity Affects Preferences for Text or Video](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/08/08/familiarity-affects-preferences-for-text-or-video/) | Aug 8, 2011 #### [Building on Past Successes for Future Directions](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/07/13/building-on-past-successes-to-define-future-directions/) | Jul 13, 2011 #### [The Perfect Voice -- Professional or Authentic?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/12/07/the-perfect-voice/) | Dec 7, 2010 #### [The Importance of Visual Communication, or How to Build a Dirt Sifter](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/06/the-importance-of-visual-communication-or-how-to-build-a-dirt-sifter/) | Sep 6, 2010 #### [e-Learning Event Coming Up This Friday (Utah location)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/06/17/e-learning-event-coming-up-this-friday-utah-location/) | Jun 17, 2010 #### [Why Tech Comm Professors Don't Teach Video](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/04/27/why-tech-comm-professors-dont-teach-video/) | Apr 27, 2010 #### [Podcast: Ten Voiceover Techniques (PodcampSLC)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/04/11/podcampslc-10-voiceover-techniques-podcast/) | Apr 11, 2010 #### [My STC Summit Proceedings paper on voiceover techniques (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/04/07/my-stc-summit-proceedings-paper-on-voiceover-techniques/) | Apr 7, 2010 #### [Feasibility, Believability, and Fixability: Three Reasons Not to Use a Professional Voiceover Actor](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/04/02/feasibility-believability-and-fixability-three-reasons-not-to-use-a-professional-voiceover-actor/) | Apr 2, 2010 #### [Breathing correctly (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/26/10-breathing-correctly-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/) | Mar 26, 2010 #### [Recording with the right microphone (Voiceover techniques)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/25/9-recording-with-the-right-microphone-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/) | Mar 25, 2010 #### [Adding inflection (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/23/8-inflection-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/) | Mar 23, 2010 #### [Fixing Fumbled Sentences](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/17/7-fixing-fumbled-sentences-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/) | Mar 17, 2010 #### [Avoiding phlegm in your throat with voiceovers (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/12/6-avoiding-phlegm-in-your-throat-with-voiceovers-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio-series/) | Mar 12, 2010 #### [Smiling while you narrate (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/11/5-smiling-while-you-narrate-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio-series/) | Mar 11, 2010 #### [Avoiding plosives and breathing noises (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/10/4-avoiding-plosives-and-breathing-noises-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio/) | Mar 10, 2010 #### [Avoiding a sense of rambling (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/09/3-avoiding-a-sense-of-rambling-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio-series/) | Mar 9, 2010 #### [Sounding natural (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/08/2-sounding-natural-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio-series/) | Mar 8, 2010 #### [Finding an acoustic environment (Voiceover)](https://idratherbewriting.com/finding-an-acoustic-environment-developing-a-personal-voice-in-audio-series/) | Mar 4, 2010 #### [The Turnaround Screencast](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/19/the-turnaround-screencast/) | Jan 19, 2010 #### [How to Embed Video on a Web Page](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/16/how-to-embed-video-on-a-web-page/) | Jan 16, 2010 #### [Trying to Find a Theater Stage/Voice for an Impossible Situation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/14/trying-to-find-a-theater-stagevoice-for-an-impossible-situation/) | Jan 14, 2010 #### [Notes on My Latest Screencasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/12/notes-on-my-latest-screencasts/) | Jan 12, 2010 #### [PowerPoint from Screencasting Webinar](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/17/powerpoint-from-screencasting-webinar/) | Dec 17, 2009 #### [Adding the Human Element in Screencasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/08/adding-the-human-element-in-screencasts/) | Dec 8, 2009 #### [What's the Best Microphone for Screencasting?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/02/whats-the-best-microphone-for-screencasting/) | Dec 2, 2009 #### [My Upcoming STC Webinar on Screencasting](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/11/30/my-upcoming-stc-webinar-on-screencasting/) | Nov 30, 2009 #### [What I'm Presenting on at the Dallas Summit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/11/20/what-im-presenting-on-at-the-dallas-summit/) | Nov 20, 2009 #### [Combining Cinema with Screencasting](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/11/16/the-most-interesting-visio-tutorials-you-will-ever-see/) | Nov 16, 2009 #### [Why Is It Important for Video Tutorials to Be User-Led?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/11/13/what-does-it-mean-for-a-video-tutorial-to-be-child-led/) | Nov 13, 2009 #### [STC's Online Certificate Courses](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/08/29/stcs-online-certificate-courses/) | Aug 29, 2009 #### [A Few Software Tips to Make Technical Writing Easier](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/08/18/a-few-software-tips-to-make-technical-writing-easier/) | Aug 18, 2009 #### [Are You Irrelevant? Engaging, Provocative Video](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/07/30/are-you-irrelevant-the-content-wrangler-community/) | Jul 30, 2009 #### [STC's wiki is also scheduled for demolition :: TechCommDood](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/07/12/stcs-wiki-is-also-scheduled-for-demolition-techcommdood/) | Jul 12, 2009 #### [Two New Tools I'm Learning](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/07/07/two-new-tools-im-learning/) | Jul 7, 2009 #### [How Google Does Help](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/27/how-google-does-help/) | Jun 27, 2009 #### [Technically Speaking » The STC Crisis: the take of a “young” writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/24/technically-speaking-the-stc-crisis-the-take-of-a-young-writer/) | Jun 24, 2009 #### [4J's Group - THE CONTENT POOL: It's STC not STW](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/22/4js-group-the-content-pool-its-stc-not-stw/) | Jun 22, 2009 #### [Lifelines to the STC](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/20/lifelines-to-the-stc/) | Jun 20, 2009 #### [Palimpsest: Whither STC?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/19/palimpsest-whither-stc/) | Jun 19, 2009 #### [How Video Can Turn Your Career Around](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/02/how-video-can-turn-your-career-around/) | Apr 2, 2009 #### [Examples of Perfect Screencasts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/10/michael-picks-perfect-screencasts/) | Mar 10, 2009 #### ["Like My Own Personal Brand of Heroin"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/10/like-my-own-personal-brand-of-heroin/) | Mar 10, 2009 #### [HD Screencast Example](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/08/hd-screencast-example/) | Mar 8, 2009 #### [The Importance of Validation (video)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/07/the-importance-of-validation-video/) | Mar 7, 2009 #### [STC Speaker's Registry | Find experts fast](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/02/stc-speakers-registry-find-experts-fast/) | Mar 2, 2009 #### ["You know what .chms need? More bling-bling. More flash..."](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/14/you-know-what-chms-need-more-bling-bling-more-flash/) | Feb 14, 2009 #### [Embedding HD Quality Screencasts in Your Blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/09/hd-quality-screencasts-embedded-in-your-blog/) | Feb 9, 2009 #### [Documentation Review Techniques (videocast)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/05/documentation-review-techniques-videocast/) | Feb 5, 2009 #### [A Five-Click Solution to Publishing and Uploading Screen Videos to SharePoint](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/31/a-five-click-solution-to-publishing-and-uploading-screen-videos-to-sharepoint/) | Jan 31, 2009 #### [WordPress TV Launches -- The Appeal of Video Continues to Expand](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/18/wordpress-tv-launches-the-appeal-of-video-continues-to-expand/) | Jan 18, 2009 #### [Screencasting -- Workflow and Presentation, by Collin Turner (Podcast)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/17/screencasting-collin-turner-intermountain-stc-presentation/) | Jan 17, 2009 #### [WordPress 2.7 Released - XML-RPC and AtomPub Changes || Joseph Scott](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/12/12/wordpress-27-released-xml-rpc-and-atompub-changes-joseph-scott/) | Dec 12, 2008 #### [The Problem with Speaking Conversationally in Video Tutorials](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/11/27/the-problem-with-speaking-conversationally/) | Nov 27, 2008 #### [User Assistance: Will Write for Metamucil](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/11/19/user-assistance-will-write-for-metamucil/) | Nov 19, 2008 #### [Finding a Conversational Voice in Video Tutorials](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/11/14/finding-a-conversational-voice-in-video-tutorials/) | Nov 14, 2008 #### [Details About the STC Summit Recording -- Interview with Lloyd Tucker](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/11/13/details-about-the-stc-summit-recording-interview-with-lloyd-tucker/) | Nov 13, 2008 #### [Guest Post: Real Writers in Virtual Worlds](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/10/30/guest-post-real-writers-in-virtual-worlds/) | Oct 30, 2008 #### [Two-Minute Video to Convince Others of the Value of Technical Documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/10/29/two-minute-video-to-convince-others-of-value-of-technical-documentation/) | Oct 29, 2008 #### [Thinking About an STC Proposal to Submit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/17/thinking-about-an-stc-proposal-to-submit/) | Sep 17, 2008 #### [Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation, Interview with Todd O'Neill](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/05/31/podcast-using-video-in-training-and-documentation-interview-with-todd-oneill/) | May 31, 2008 #### [Uncooperative Subjects: A Comparison of Two Failed Interviews and How to Turn Them Around](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/03/14/which-interview-is-worse-luke-burbanks-sigur-ros-interview-or-sarah-laceys-zuckerburg-inteview/) | Mar 14, 2008 #### [Welcoming Camtasia Studio as a New Blog Sponsor](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/18/welcoming-camtasia-studio-as-a-new-blog-sponsor/) | Feb 18, 2008 #### [Notes from My First WordPress Meetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/04/notes-from-my-first-wordpress-meetup/) | Feb 4, 2008 #### [Writing for the Web — Ian Koss, Founder of Ink19.com](https://idratherbewriting.com/2006/10/09/writing-for-the-web-ian-koss-founder-of-ink19com/) | Oct 9, 2006