Course 12 / 4 working modules
Make a Talking-Head Video Worth Watching
Give a direct-to-camera video enough narrative movement, evidence, and visual purpose to earn attention without decorative noise.
Start module 1The question you will answer
How do I make a simple person-speaking-to-camera video genuinely engaging?
The thing you will leave with
A complete talking-head video brief
A 90-second answer plan with narrative beats, evidence cutaways, caption priorities, and a recorded first version.
Course outline
Four modules. One working draft.
Follow the sequence or open any module. Nothing is locked behind a completion score.
- 01Module 1 / 3 method steps + workpadFind the movement in the ideaUse change, contrast, consequence, discovery, or unresolved tension. A topic is static; a meaningful shift gives the viewer somewhere to go.Open
- 02Module 2 / 3 method steps + workpadBuild evidence into the answerEvidence creates texture and trust. Use specific moments, numbers, artifacts, and quotations where they carry the story.Open
- 03Module 3 / 3 method steps + workpadGive visuals an editorial jobUse the speaker for judgement, documents for proof, diagrams for relationships, and captions for access and emphasis.Open
- 04Module 4 / 3 method steps + workpadEdit for comprehension and lifeRemove repetition and dead setup while preserving breath, emphasis, and the connective phrases that reveal thought.Open