The Best Advice from The Last 3 Years

It’s The Visual Lounge’s third birthday! To celebrate, host Matt Pierce shares some of the most memorable and insightful moments from the past three years. This episode features clips from Brian Fanzo, Cara North, Josh Cavalier and plenty of other incredible guests discussing the importance of understanding your viewers, making the first jump into video, why accessibility is essential and lots more. A huge thank you to all of our guests and every listener who has tuned in. Here’s to another three years! Learning points from the episode include: 00:00 – Introduction 00:10 – A message from Matt Pierce 02:12 – Josh Cavalier on understanding your audience 03:10 – Owen Hemseth/Owen Video on the G.R.E.A.T. principle 05:00 – Brian Fanzo on identifying what makes you great on video 07:09 – Jonathan Halls on taking inspiration from TV 08:58 – Lee LeFever on storytelling on video 11:22 – Diana Howells explains B.L.E.A.C.H.  13:26 – Matt Pierce on making the most of your equipment 15:17 – Peter Hopwood on the benefits of being self-critical 16:45 – Elizabeth Pierce on using video to engage an audience 18:28 – Matt Pierce and Jayne Davids on speeding up your video production 21:50 – Paul Wilson on why quality is key 23:37 – Andrew DeBell on making videos look better 25:07 – Matt Pierce on why you should cut more from videos 26:22 – Emily Weiss on using interaction to engage with your audience 28:28 – Cara North on the value of accessibility 31:20 – Edie Clark on why now is the time to create videos 33:03 – Josh Cavalier on aiming high in video 34:43 – Troy Hunt on why perfect is the enemy of good 35:57 – Matt Tidwell on how to make your first video 37:36 – Matt Pierce on getting better every day 38:02 – Outro  Important links and mentions: Josh Cavalier Connect with Josh on LinkedIn Follow Josh on Twitter Follow Josh on Instagram Visit Josh’s website Owen Video Connect with Owen on LinkedIn Subscribe to Owen’s YouTube channel Brian Fanzo Connect with Brian on LinkedIn Follow Brian on Twitter Visit Brian’s website Subscribe to Brian’s YouTube channel Lee LeFever Connect with Lee on LinkedIn Visit Lee’s website Jonathan Halls Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn Visit Jonathan’s website Diana Howles Connect with Diana on LinkedIn Visit the Howles Associates website Matt Pierce Connect with Matt on LinkedIn Follow Matt on Twitter Peter Hopwood Connect with Peter on LinkedIn Follow Peter on Twitter Follow Peter on Instagram Elizabeth Pierce Connect with Elizabeth on LinkedIn Follow Elizabeth on Twitter Jayne Davids Connect with Jayne on LinkedIn Visit the Raiveon website Paul Wilson Connect with Paul on LinkedIn Follow Paul on Instagram Follow Paul on Twitter Visit Paul’s website Subscribe to Paul’s YouTube channel Andrew DeBell Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn Visit Andrew’s website Emily Weiss Connect with Emily on LinkedIn Cara North Connect with Cara on LinkedIn Follow Cara on Twitter Visit Cara’s website Subscribe to Cara on YouTube Andy Owen Connect with Andy on LinkedIn Edie Clarke Connect with Edie on LinkedIn Visit Edie’s website Subscribe to Edie on YouTube Troy Hunt Connect with Troy on LinkedIn Follow Troy on Twitter Visit Troy’s website Matt Tidwell  Follow Matt on Instagram Follow ThinkThru on Instagram Visit the ThinkThru website Subscribe to ThinkThru on YouTube