Quick tips to help you with your video summary

Posted by Rebbica Jhonsan on March 3rd, 2020

A few quick tips to help you while the video summary of your work is being created:

•Know your audience: This is critical. If your audience is technical, feel free to use complex animation, but if the video is intended for a lay audience, the script and the visuals would need to be simpler but clear.

•Keep it short: Very few people have the time to watch lengthy videos, so keep it short and engaging – not more than 3-5 minutes.

•Check the audio quality: Almost all research video summaries have some form of narration. So, make sure that your audio files are clear.

•Don’t use too much text:Remember, the idea is to pique someone’s curiosity in your work, so don’t use too much text. Rely on visuals to engage your audience.

So, have you come across any animated scientific figures before? If yes, did they enhance you understanding of the figure? Let me know your thoughts about making scientific figures come alive.

That’s it from me! I am not a scientist and I haven’t spent much time in writing scientific manuscripts. But, I love to see science come to life. And, as a science communication, I look at research articles as a great avenue engaging an audience. I constantly work towards making science more engaging for the public. I am a visual thinker, but I always remember that visual formats are not a substitute for robust scientific research. They’re just an incredible way to generate curiosity about a study, increase its impact, and promote it on social platforms.

Original Article: https://www.impact.science/how-to-use-video-summaries-to-increase-the-impact-of-your-research/