RE: Writing Scripts for Training Videos

Subject: RE: Writing Scripts for Training Videos
From: "Stuckey, Ginger" <X2BVSHEW -at- SOUTHERNCO -dot- COM>
To: "Sweet, Gregory (HEALTH)" <gregory -dot- sweet -at- health -dot- ny -dot- gov>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:41:29 +0000

After sending off the email, I realized that I didn't provide enough information. I was a bit frustrated. Anyway, we are using Camtasia to show step-by-step directions for using some software. I've only ever had to do that kind of thing for me. I just wanted to gather some ideas to create a standard.

We'll be distributing the content by a link to the video.

Is there a better term than training video for what I'm doing?

Ginger Stuckey
Technical Publications - Design

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From: Sweet, Gregory (HEALTH) [mailto:gregory -dot- sweet -at- health -dot- ny -dot- gov]
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 3:37 PM
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Subject: RE: Writing Scripts for Training Videos

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What is the scope of the script?
Dialog only? Dialog and blocking?
Who's going to be acting the script?
What is the final product?

As with any discipline, the tools do not make you proficient, but having the right tools can make tasks nicer to do.

Celtx has a nice suite of free-ish script writing and media production tools:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.celtx.com_index.html&d=AAIFAg&c=AgWC6Nl7Slwpc9jE7UoQH1_Cvyci3SsTNfdLP4V1RCg&r=XMvZyDLmDtAs-PaKQvRklSeLCSEGzk-bR-Un4-IXOyI&m=IjiZTQj4A6khrUL9tUftU3Jdfq2LptWx7yr0Eublhjg&s=u8equuGCytuUg3QAgXYwXK-h3Fi9TBBjGFnrP0wdkwY&e=

Cheers!

Greg

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> Hi All,
>
> I have a task to write several how-to scripts for videos. Since I'm doing it for
> someone else and not myself, I want to get an idea of what other writers do.
> If you can point me to an article or blog, I would welcome that as well.
>
> Ginger Stuckey
> Technical Publications - Design
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