{"id":10383,"date":"2023-03-17T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vmaker.com\/blog\/?p=10383"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T09:25:45","slug":"how-to-make-engaging-and-effective-training-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vmaker.com\/blog\/how-to-make-engaging-and-effective-training-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"7 easy tips for making an engaging and effective training video"},"content":{"rendered":"

It costs $1286<\/a> for training an employee. For a midsize company with a strength of 1000 employees, the total training cost comes out to be more than 1 million dollars. For a small company with 100 employees, the total is 0.1 million dollars. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

But, the big question is – are companies getting a \u201cgood enough\u201d ROI for the training cost? Research paints a rather gloomy picture. Only 25%<\/a> of employees admit that their performance has improved after attending training sessions. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ok, let\u2019s get to the point<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The poor response by employees to training is mediocre training content. 1 in three employees admit that uninspiring training material makes learning fatiguing. If companies want excellent ROI on training, then they need excellent training content.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Which brings us to: Videos and employee training<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Videos are visual information, therefore what you see in videos you remember for a long time. That\u2019s why using videos for training employees removes that \u201cuninspiring\u201d part of training and gives companies a better ROI. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

But, making videos is easier said than done. Having said that, it\u2019s also not that complicated either. In fact, you can make a total series of training videos using a simple screen recorder<\/a>. You only need to know the basics, and we have covered exactly that in just 7 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Make your training videos engaging with these 7 amazing tips<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

Know the audience<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

Not knowing about your audience while making a training video<\/a> is like not knowing directions while driving. Your video content is going to be all over the place and so is your employees\u2019 attention. The best way of knowing your audience is by interviewing them. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

What are they looking forward to and if they have any specific goal to achieve after attending the training. You can gain these using a data analytics software<\/a>, which helps you pinpoint what your audience exactly wants. These simple pieces of information will be the anchors for designing your training video. You will know where to start and where to end the video that will give the maximum benefit to your audience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Decide the video type<\/h3>\r\n\r\n