A Beginner's Guide to Creating an Intro/About Me Video (2024)

today I'm talking about the four rules needed to make a great 60-second introduction video that will really make a lasting impact on your viewers hey there I'm Dan Bennett from video for entrepreneurs where you guessed it we help entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to look and sound great on camera rule number one start at the beginning they often say that the best place to start is well at the beginning right so I'll use myself as an example that you can model after and here is my beginning hello there my name is Dan Bennett I'm the founder of video for entrepreneurs we are a brand dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to look and sound great on camera rule number two tell them where you're coming from give the viewer a little bit of a origin or backstory where did you come from and what led to this moment right here do not hold back here share what has driven you to want to help others with your product or service here's mine I used to help large Fortune 500 companies all over the United States with story development and video production projects I was often left unsatisfied this work because once I was back in my home city of Flint Michigan small businesses there didn't have access to me like those big businesses did for many reasons so I decided to do something about it and narrow the gap between the big dogs with the big budgets and the entrepreneurs with smaller budgets but awesome ideas products and services rule number three tell the people why you're here and tell them why they're here for that matter take a moment to explain your intentions and use this opportunity to set expectations leading with conflict is such a powerful way to capture attention and again set those expectations here's mine and that has led me to right here in this moment with you I built and launched video for entrepreneurs to bridge that earlier mentioned Gap and provide resources and expertise needed to help people like you begin to tell their stories more effectively and grow Their audience confidence and revenue as a result I hope that sharing this information and these Resources with you might impact the way that you think about video content and storytelling and bring you some comfort in knowing that you're not alone and that there's people out there who are dedicated to helping you navigate storytelling and video content creation for your business or at least one of us anyway and Rule Number Four tell your audience what you'd like them to take action on what do you want your audience to do next here's mine so if you've been thinking about your own video content journey and maybe you feel stuck scared or simply don't know where to start I built a special tool just for you I want to invite you to take my video Journey quiz this simple five minute quiz will help you identify where exactly you are in your own video journey and how best video for entrepreneurs can help once completed you'll receive curated and valuable content as well as an introduction to the products that will best serve you and a free 30-minute strategy call with me so just to recap we told the audience where we're coming from why we're here why they're here and what drives us we set their expectations and told them where we are going and why they should join us on that Journey alright here's my 60 second introduction video uninterrupted hello there my name is Dan Bennett I'm the founder of video for entrepreneurs we are a brand dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to look and sound great on camera I used to help large Fortune 500 companies all over the United States with story development and video production projects I was often left unsatisfied by this work because once I was back in my home city of Flint Michigan small businesses there didn't have access to me like those big businesses did for many reasons so I decided to do something about it and narrow the gap between the big dogs with the big budgets and the entrepreneurs with smaller budgets but awesome ideas products and services and that has led me to right here in this moment with you I built and launched video for entrepreneurs to bridge that earlier mentioned Gap and provide resources and expertise needed to help people like you begin to tell their stories more effectively and grow Their audience confidence and revenue as a result so if you've been thinking about your own video content journey and maybe you feel stuck scared or simply don't know where to start I built a special tool just for you I want to invite you to take my video Journey quiz this simple five minute quiz will help you identify where exactly you are in your own video journey and how best video for entrepreneurs can help once completed you'll receive curated and valuable content as well as an introduction to the products that will best serve you and a free 30-minute strategy call with me oh yeah I almost forgot rule number five there are no rules you see that timer up there it's probably not on 60 seconds is it and you know what I don't care and neither should you it's okay stories were never meant to be contained inside of time anyway

Channel: Video For Entrepreneurs

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Id: AU0BuSdNbC8

Length: 4min 40sec (280 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 20 2023