I Don’t Want to Make This Video

The Visual Lounge

It happens to the best of the best, even those people who have been making videos for years. A creative slump can feel impossible to get out of sometimes.

You might lack inspiration or motivation, or self-doubt might have crept in, making any creative work an uphill battle. If that sounds familiar, then this episode of The Visual Lounge is for you.

Host Matt Pierce, TechSmith’s Learning & Video Ambassador, explores what it means to be in a creative slump, how you can kickstart your motivation again, and why perfectionism is the enemy of progress. He explains why taking baby steps is the best way to escape a creative funk because, from there on, you can only progress more and more.

Learning points from the episode include:

• 0:00 – 1:09 Introduction
• 1:09 – 2:46 Why the creative slump is so common
• 2:46 – 5:31 Why it’s so important to reduce barriers in your creative process
• 5:31 – 15:21 Top tips for getting out of a creative slump from video experts
• 15:21 – 18:16 How to avoid perfectionism
• 18:16 – 20:12 Why you should aim to make small improvements before big changes
• 20:12 – 22:16 How to spark ideas with the power of Google Docs
• 22:16 – 23:09 How to kickstart inspiration
• 23:10 – 25:05 The power of positive psychology
• 25:05 – 27:54 Why the best way to get out of a slump is to start (anything)
• 27:54 – 28:44 Outro

Important links and mentions:

• Camtasia: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html