Today we're introducing a simple method for creating animated videos *without* a voiceover. We call them Readable Videos and this free mini-course at our @ExplainerAcademy teaches how to make them with free and built-in tools: explaineracademy.com/p/readable

I enjoyed this article about Philipp Dettmer, the science communicator behind the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt, which features animated explanations. vox.com/future-perfect…

Unfortunately, disinformation has become part of our lives. The key to avoiding it is learning why it exists and how recognize it. We made this video to help you teach others (watch in full): commoncraft.com/video/disinfor…

Nice cheat sheet for understanding critical thinking.

We recently developed a method for making simple animated videos that don't have a voice-over. We call them Readable Videos. You can learn the method via this free mini-course at the Explainer Academy. explaineracademy.com/p/readable

Get while the gettin' is good.

Want to be strategic about your explanations? Need to match your message to you audience? Use Aristotle's Modes of Persuasion. This video from our Explainer Academy will help: youtube.com/watch?v=dm_xHL…

Happy Public Domain Day (a day each year when older copyrighted works enter the public domain and become freely accessible to everyone). Want to know more about public domain? Our video makes it easy to understand: commoncraft.com/video/public-d… #publicdomainday

Over the past year, we've been developing a very simple method for making animated videos using presentation software like PowerPoint. They're called Readable Videos and they don't have a voice-over. Instead, words and symbols tell the story. An intro: commoncraft.com/first-readable…

If you're interested in creating your own Readable Videos, we have a free mini-course at our Explainer Academy that will teach you the basics: explaineracademy.com/p/readable #ReadableVideos

What happens when you communicate using ONLY the 1,000 most-used English words? commoncraft.com/test-your-lang…

Are you interested in personalized training by Lee LeFever for creating your own explainer video scripts, storyboards, and videos? Take our brief survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The video, titled "RSS in Plain English," used a simple animation style and straightforward language to explain the concept of RSS feeds. The video was a hit, and soon after, Common Craft began creating animated explainer videos for a variety of topics and clients, /2

Over at Common Craft - now on Threads we've been working on a video that explains #Mastodon using a pop culture analogy. The poster image has some clues:

Our new video uses a rich analogy to explain how Mastodon is different from Twitter and why it matters that social media is becoming more people-powered. youtu.be/HfU20EtgpC8 #Mastodon #MastondonExplained #CommonCraft #ExplainerVideo #Twitter

We're launching our new course on "How to Create Readable Videos" next week. This video explains the concept in the form of a #ReadableVideo: youtu.be/bhHNNpoe2CU

We're hosting a free, 30-minute webinar to launch our new online course "How to Create Readable Videos" on May 9th (11am PT 2pm ET) Learn how Readable Videos can help you create animated videos in hours vs days. crowdcast.io/c/readable

Why should educators and communicators care about Readable Videos? Short answer: they can be created in hours and only need a tool most already have: presentation software (PowerPoint or Keynote). More: commoncraft.com/why-should-you…

Our online course: "How to Create Readable Animated Videos" just launched. 🚀 We teach a production method that requires ONLY PowerPoint or Keynote. NO special equipment, NO expensive software, NO complicated editing. Make videos in hours. explaineracademy.com/p/readable-vid… #ReadableVideos

Friends, our time here has come to an end. Find us here: threads.net/common_craft. I will leave you with the video we made that helped introduce the world to Twitter in 2008. youtu.be/ddO9idmax0o?si…