How to write a VIDEO SCRIPT for your online course (sound more natural)

If you haven't had a TON of experience talking to the camera it's a great idea to write a video script for your online course, but you don't want to come across sounding stiff and inauthentic. Going unscripted is more natural, but can lead to multiple takes and tons of editing. So how do you find a happy medium?

In this video we're going to give you the best of both worlds. We'll show you how to write an awesome script so you'll save time in the editing process and sound more natural and authentic to your students.

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TIME STAMPS:
Should I script or improvise? - 1:04
Finding your "hybrid voice" - 2:10
Step 1: Write a rough draft - 3:07
Step 2: Edit your rough draft - 5:00
Step 3: Prep your script for delivery - 5:39

OUTLINE:

Make sure you’ve structured and outlined your content
* Refer to previous video: https://youtu.be/k6iA8-aeK-g

Scripting vs. Improvising
- Scripting = less natural but less editing
- Improvising = more natural but more editing

Hybrid Voice
* Authenticity is your biggest ally when it comes to gaining your student’s trust
* You can achieve what’s called a “hybrid voice” through a consistent writing practice
- 1. Write
- 2. Record yourself reading what you wrote
- 3. Listen back and edit to make it sound more natural
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you’re satisfied
* You can apply this method to make your script sound more natural even if you haven’t already developed a writing habit
* If you feel comfortable, invite someone to listen as you deliver your script and provide feedback on how natural you sound.

Step 1: Write your rough draft
* Don’t edit as you go
- Rip out your backspace key (JK)
- If you need to add specific instructions or other information that you need to research before writing, make a quick note and move on
- You can always go back later and put it in
* The goal is to get into a flow state
* If you have trouble writing without editing, you may find it easier to dictate your rough draft
* Record yourself going over the course material using the audio recording app on your phone
* Use an app that will create a transcription of your audio
- Free dictation tools: Apple Dictation on iOS, Windows 10 speech recognition, Google Docs voice typing
- Just Press Record - $4.99 (iOS)
* Can record and then transcribe
* Can record into other iOS devices (like Apple Watch) and it automatically syncs
- Descript - $20 per month - https://www.descript.com
* Automatically adds punctuation and basic formatting
* Also has features that allow you to edit videos directly through your transcript

Step 2: Edit your rough draft
* Make corrections
* Check for natural speech
* Make performance notes (put in brackets)
- Words or phrases that need greater emphasis
- Notes about something you’re demonstrating
* May want to allow for ad-lib
- Jokes, personal stories
- Can increase the authenticity
- Can help you stay loose on the scripted parts

Step 3: Prep your script for delivery
* Add formatting so you’re more aware of the over-all structure
- Titles, bold, & italics
- Especially helpful if you’re doing V/O
- You can share as a supplement to your course and increase the value
* Break the text up
- It’s important to avoid the “wall of text” but break it down even more
- It’s hard to read a wall of text, but it’s even harder to perform (which is essentially what you’re doing)
- Rather than 3-5 sentence paragraphs, break it down into 1-3 sentence sections.
* Save an unformatted version for the TelePrompTer
- Some TelePrompTer apps will automatically remove formatting, but it’s good to have a clean transcript just in case.

RESOURCES:
Descript (Audio dictation tool): https://www.descript.com
Just Press Record (Audio dictation app): https://www.openplanetsoftware.com/just-press-record/
Outlining your online course: https://youtu.be/k6iA8-aeK-g
Hybrid voice: https://youtu.be/fn90vt3aQTY

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