This document discusses best practices for creating screencasts for an audience of one. It recommends speaking and moving slowly, stating key points, and summarizing. The goal is to explain tasks clearly for the individual viewer. Tools like Screenjelly can be used to record the screencast. Perfection is not necessary - the focus is on whether the screencast helps the single intended user complete the task.

1. Screencasting to an Audience of One: Part 4 Mick Jacobsen Skokie Public Library [email_address] http://twitter.com/mickjacobsen

2. We have a problem

4. Phone IM Face to Face Email

11. Fail

12. Written Directions?

13. URL?

15. Traditional Screencasts

16. Better way? Written Directions URL A Handout A Traditional Screencast

17. Screencasting for an Audience of One

20. Example Screencast for One

22. Tools

23. Screenjelly.com

27. Best Practices

28. explain Please

29. One Goal

30. Pace

31. Speak slowly

32. Move slowly

33. State points

35. Summarize

37. Perfection

38. Does it work?

39. What else?

40. Image Credits http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackcustard/2277659606/sizes/o/ - Pinhole: Virginia Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/aye_shamus/2929888687/sizes/o/ gather 'round kids, it's story time! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjm/109012753/sizes/o/ 3.6.06 Phony http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcobellucci/3534516458/sizes/l/ Question mark http://www.flickr.com/photos/l-e-e/2919561589/sizes/l/ IM http://www.flickr.com/photos/thunderchild5/239876036/sizes/o/ back to back they faced each other http://www.flickr.com/photos/newpn2000/1331429719/sizes/o/ MEXICO http://www.flickr.com/photos/mladjenovic_n/3231390927/sizes/l/ 96 Maison de Fée http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/432734059/sizes/l/ Free Dirty Forgotten Sad Child Creative Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/pollyalida/2208649004/sizes/l/ West Hartlepool Public Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayveeinc/4295970485/sizes/l/ Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn. ~William Shakespeare http://www.flickr.com/photos/ride/1446398976/sizes/o/ transparent screen http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebolasmallpox/2179047732/ one is the loneliest number http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewfield/2306001896/sizes/l/ The largest QOTSA headline crowd to date http://www.flickr.com/photos/skokiepl/3920533251/sizes/o/ 2nd Floor: Reference Desk http://www.flickr.com/photos/hinkelstone/1357630710/sizes/o/ MISSILE STONEWARE http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinomara/3291034414/sizes/l/ The proper way to peel a banana. Discuss. http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterfuchs/1239399915/sizes/l/ GOAL http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaneda99/4146016291/sizes/o/ Go http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrclean/371372515/sizes/l/ Horned Owl http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_beaver/3651146468/sizes/l/ thread and needle #1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/spodzone/2696082875/sizes/l/ Start & Finish: time, gentlemen, please http://www.flickr.com/photos/ripizzo/2310929170/sizes/l/ Put Chocolate Pudding on the Top Shelf !! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/64057063/sizes/o/ tantra // 'to sum up‘ http://www.flickr.com/photos/justageek/2300396608/sizes/o/ 55:366 - February 28: Teach http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmindful/113996138/sizes/o/ Computer Virus Spreads to Humans http://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/304120801/sizes/l/ giving thanks

41. the audience

42. Be brave http://www.flickr.com/photos/jphilipson/476627480/

43. You will be awesome http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonperson/2849999933/

44. Questions?