How to Record Conversations That Make Great Content

Some of your best ideas might come from having conversations, rather than putting pen to paper.

In this practical workshop, I explain how to use natural and guided conversations to capture useful video content. We’ll look at the kinds of questions that encourage interesting answers, how to get people talking about their experiences and opinions, and how to recognise the moments that could work as standalone clips.

You’ll also see how a transcript-based editing tool like Descript can help you find and extract those moments.

What you’ll learn

• How to use conversations as a way of creating video content
• The difference between letting a conversation unfold naturally and guiding it towards useful subjects
• How to ask questions that encourage stories, insights and complete answers
• What makes a good soundbite or standalone video clip
• How to identify useful sections of a recorded conversation

This is a recording of a live, participatory workshop, so you’ll hear questions, discussions and contributions from the people who attended.

The workshop uses an earlier version of Descript. Some features, menus and free-plan allowances may have changed, but the recording and editing techniques still apply.