> > On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Maybe, I am completely wrong. I am thinking about Joe's screencast on > > database retrievals. He can type really fast and can talk easily (which I > > cannot do) and is able to fly through many examples in no time. >
Hi Brian, we need different styles of videos to appeal to different people. My style was based on leaving the viewer wanting more -- being impressed by how quickly something can come together. It was more of a pitch than a training video. Truthfully, I don't think many people would learn from it other than learn about what's possible (not how to do it). The style was based on probably hundreds of other screencasts I've seen, years of experience doing software demos and several hours of preparation and a few re-recordings. Basically, I'd stop and start over if I wasn't happy in the first minute. I did three segments and then combined them together. That way I was only committing myself to 3-4 minutes of constant flow. Sure, I had a few spots where I wasn't happy after 2 minutes into it but I kept rolling based on my experience demoing software. All this is meant to reiterate that it's not easy to pull off and takes practice. We are our own harshest critic. I think your video is quite good. I learned by watching it and your voice (volume, tone, energy) and pace was good. I've taken online courses (coursera, etc) where I've had to watch the videos in 2x speed. Yours could probably be sped up a bit, but that will get better with practice. Typing and talking is a challenge for me still. I mask it by typing fast possibly. I noticed you recalled commands in the console. Instead of typing them out, pull them from the command history... That's a good trick to get values input without having to actually type them. Anyhow, keep it up! The more videos the better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
