Google Slides and Readable Videos

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This spring, we rolled out a new online course on creating Readable Videos. Since then, we've heard great feedback and have now included a few additions to the course. Let's take a look:

The Readable Videos method doesn't depend on a specific tool or platform. We only need to display words and visuals on the screen. Google Slides is a free and very useful tool for creating Readable Videos, so we created a new chapter to show you how.

This new chapter provides a walk-through for every part of the process. You'll learn:

  • How to use Google Slides for your video
  • How to draw and manipulate shapes
  • Two animation techniques
  • How to record your screen
  • How to turn your videos into animated GIFs

The instruction happens via short video walk-throughs:

Learn more about Readable Videos.