Productivity
7 Tips for a Memorable Pitch Deck That Gets Startups Funded
You’ve founded a new startup, and it’s time to secure some funding. You know that a pitch deck is a necessary tool for communicating your startup’s value to investors, but you’ve also heard that most founders’ pitch decks are notoriously bad. What can you do to stand out among the hundreds of startup owners pitching […]
Top 10 Video Creation Platforms to Boost Engagement
Video is a key way to communicate with clients and coworkers. But 33% of marketers don’t have time or resources to implement a video strategy, which can become a barrier to success. With the right video creation platform, you can create high-quality videos without a specialized production team. Many of these platforms also save you […]
8 Ways to Perfect Video Email and Boost Open Rates
Our inboxes are overflowing, and it feels like the emails never stop. Between spam, newsletters, and personal communications, everything seems to blend together. It’s no surprise that it’s a struggle to get your marketing emails noticed. So how do you get your audience to open your emails instead of deleting them right away? Send a […]
10 Best Productivity Tools to Help Hybrid and Remote Teams Thrive
Many hybrid and remote employees enjoy the benefits of working from home, but 64% of managers lack the right tools to manage their remote workers. Part of this challenge stems from the fact that there are multitudes of remote-friendly tools available, and new technology changes the way teams work almost every day. Choosing the best […]
Top 10 Tools for Remote Work Software in 2024: The Ultimate Guide
Remote work has its perks. The commute from your kitchen to your desk is far shorter than from your home to your office. Companies can scale their global footprint by hiring great talent across time zones. But those perks come with a price. Busy schedules, small windows for meetings, and more can take their toll […]
6 Foolproof Tips for Making an Instructional Video
Instructional videos are one of the best opportunities to collaborate and communicate with distributed teams. Instructional videos go beyond the presenter and viewer format of demos, marketing videos, or sales pitches. They introduce an interactive element: the presenter and viewer working together in real time. When you recognize that instructional videos are not about consuming […]
Loom’s Free PC Screen Recorder
Screen recordings have quickly become a staple in diverse environments like educational institutions, workplaces, and even our personal lives. We use them to share tutorials with coworkers, create sales and marketing content, or simply show our parents how to turn on safe search. But while screen recording capabilities are built into most new mobile devices […]
5 Great Product Demo Video Makers and How to Pick Yours
You believe your product can change your customers’ lives and business. But what do they think? It’s one thing to say you can solve a need, but it’s another to show it. Product demo video makers help you walk prospects through your solution so they can see its value right away. You don’t have to […]
Our 7 Favorite Chrome Extensions for Screen Capture (2024)
You’re exploring your app after getting customer feedback. You send a video message or DM to your design team about some on-page changes you want to make. To you, it seems straightforward. But we all know communication isn’t always that simple. You say one thing. Your team interprets it as something else. The worst part? […]
How to Reduce Meetings & Make Collaboration Easier
We’ve all been there: Leaving the conference room at the end of an hour-long “catch up” thinking: While the average amount of time spent in meetings a week is around four hours (not so bad), more than 15% of us are spending 12+ hours, and 5% are even exceeding 20 meeting hours a week. That’s […]
How to Create Pro-level PowerPoint Videos with Audio
The power of a presentation lies in its ability to educate and inspire. But why limit access to inspiring ideas because of the time slot in which they were presented? Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote slides have become the go-to formats for delivering supporting content to help audiences from classrooms to boardrooms engage with […]
How to Take a Screen Capture on Windows 10 and 11 (2024)
In a smartphone-centric world, screenshots have become one of the easiest and most popular ways to share what you’re seeing with your friends, family, or colleagues. But we aren’t always on our phones (only almost). In fact, many of us spend eight or so hours a day in front of a slightly larger screen: the […]
How to take a screen capture or record video using a Chromebook
Chromebooks are great for users who want a lightweight, portable, and nimble option for word processing, web surfing, and browser-based tools and tech. But did you know that with the right tools, your Chromebook can help you create versatile, professional-looking videos to share with anyone? The Chromebook has a few basic screen capture features built […]
How to Do a Mac Screen Capture
Despite the saying, 1,000 words just can’t compare to a single picture—especially in the workplace. Video and image screen captures can save you a lot of time writing lengthy emails and messages, while also helping you connect and clearly communicate with your co-workers. Apple users have some native Mac screen capture tools at their disposal, […]
Lighting for Video: Setting the Perfect Lighting for Video Recording
Lighting for video can be the difference between a professional-looking shoot and an underexposed/overexposed amateur mess. Mastering the perfect lighting will enhance your videos and ensure your message doesn’t get lost in poor production value. Believe it or not, we don’t need a huge budget or state-of-the-art equipment to achieve good lighting in our videos. […]