Episode 158

Making Reaction Videos with Camtasia

We’re covering something a little different this week on The Visual Lounge… 

In this episode, we are joined by YouTube creator Nico Edward. Nico creates reaction videos on the channel WhatchaGot2Say where he has almost 300,000 subscribers. 

Nico takes us through his YouTube journey, how he uses Camtasia to streamline his production and editing processes and explains how to create impactful reaction videos. 

Tune in for this, plus plenty of chat about K-pop superstars BTS! 

Learning points from the episode include: 

  • 0:00 – Introduction 
  • 2:57 – Nico’s first steps in video 
  • 5:28 – What makes a successful video 
  • 8:02 – One tip for video creators 
  • 10:31 – Defining reaction videos 
  • 11:59 – What makes people love reaction videos? 
  • 15:54 – Nico’s production process 
  • 18:54 – How much editing does Nico do? 
  • 22:54 – Making decisions for YouTube 
  • 25:45 – What surprised Nico about video  
  • 28:36 – Coping with workload 
  • 30:56 – Nico’s speed round 
  • 34:27 – Why Nico loves BTS! 
  • 39:15 – Final take (big up Camtasia!) 
  • 40:30 – Outro  

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Discussions about the power of visuals and videos and how to make them even better.

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Matthew Pierce

Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy, a free platform teaching video and image creation for business, which has been used by tens of thousands of users. He is the host of The Visual Lounge Podcast from TechSmith, which streams live on Youtube and LinkedIn weekly. Matthew is a regular speaker at multiple learning and development-focused conferences and is a regular contributor to various training publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn.