Numbered steps for a task the viewer will repeat, such as a setup or a safety check.
TRAINING VIDEOS
Training videos for staff, customers and partners
Send a manual, a course outline or a finished script. Vidplum writes the lesson, draws each scene and adds narration and subtitles. You approve a free storyboard before anything is produced.
Sample lesson on cash flow for a fictional print shop, in the Whiteboard style.
Who you can train with video
The same production process works for any audience. Name the audience in the brief and the lesson is pitched at their level.
Employees
Procedures, safety rules and policy changes for your own team. New starters have onboarding videos.
Customers
Product tutorials and setup guides for your help center, so fewer questions reach support.
Partners and resellers
How to position, sell and install your product, sent to every partner at once.
Compliance
Annual refreshers on data protection, conduct or food hygiene, written from your approved policy.
Sales teams
A short lesson for each new feature, price change or objection.
Courses and members
Lessons for a paid course, an association or a volunteer program.
Pick a look for the subject
All samples were made for fictional companies. Your lesson is written for your own material.
A cutaway of a system or workflow, for teaching how the parts fit together.
Drawn people in realistic situations, for service, conduct and soft skills.
Turning a long course into short lessons
Viewers finish short videos. A practical way to split existing material:
- One task per lesson. Use the headings of your manual as a first list of lessons, then merge or split until each one teaches a single task.
- Keep most lessons under five minutes. Put reference detail, such as tables and settings, in the written document and link to it.
- Open with the problem. The first scene shows when the viewer will need this, before any explanation.
- Use the same look across a series. Choose one style and keep it, so the lessons read as one course.
- Name an owner for each lesson. The person who maintains the procedure checks the storyboard and the finished video.
- Isolate what changes. Prices, contacts and dates go in their own short lesson, so an update does not mean remaking the course.
How a lesson is produced
STEP 1
Send the material
Paste the text or attach a PDF, name the audience and add screenshots, photos or your logo.
STEP 2
Approve the storyboard
Read every narration line and see each scene before production. The storyboard is free.
STEP 3
Publish the lesson
Download the MP4 and SRT subtitles. Ask for changes in plain language when the material changes.
What to expect
Vidplum does
- Write and narrate the lesson from your material
- Show software from your screenshots
- Produce the same lesson in other languages
Vidplum does not
- Film your people, site or equipment
- Provide an on-camera presenter
- Add quizzes, tracking or SCORM files
Price
The storyboard is free. Your first video is $2.99, up to 5 minutes at 1080p. Plans for a full course start at $19 a month. See pricing.
Your organization remains responsible for the accuracy of the training content.
Frequently asked questions
Who can the training be for?
Anyone you need to teach: employees, customers, resellers, volunteers or members. State the audience in the brief, and the narration is written for what they already know.
Can a manual or course become a series of videos?
Yes. Split the material into lessons and submit each lesson as its own project. A lesson can run up to 10 minutes on a plan or with extra time, and up to 5 minutes for the first video at $2.99.
Can the video teach our software?
Yes, from screenshots you upload with the brief. Vidplum does not record your screen or log in to your product, so supply a screenshot of each step you want to show.
Where can we publish the videos?
Anywhere that plays an MP4: a learning platform, a help center, an intranet or a video site. Each video comes with a separate SRT subtitle file. Vidplum does not add quizzes, completion tracking or SCORM packaging.
Can we change a lesson after it is delivered?
Yes. Describe the correction in plain language, such as a new step or a changed price, and the video is updated.
Which languages are available?
Narration, on-screen text and subtitles are available in 31 languages, so one lesson can be produced for each market you train.