In order to appy for the HER VOICE Conference, you need to submit a video. For some, this can feel
like a huge obstacle. Don’t let this stop you! Here, I am going to give you a brief tutorial. In short, if you
can take a video of your kids at the playground, your HER VOICE VIDEO will be a cinch. We aren’t
looking for fabulous cinematography – the purpose of having you submit an application via video is to
ensure that you have thought through your topic and have something to say.
After the video, those accepted to speak at the HER VOICE Conference will be matched with a speaking
mentor, and the talk you end up with at the event will be surprisingly different than the one you submit
via video. This is a starting point, so don’t let technology be an obstacle.
How in the world do you make a video?
There are multiple ways to accomplish this goal. In this article, we will look at the simplest way to create
a video, upload it to YouTube and send in your link. (I use a PC – if you own a Mac, you probably
already know how to do most of this, because their video software is part of the draw for owning a
Mac.)
1. Create your video. You can either film on your camera, on your phone, with your laptop camera or
with a webcam. From your laptop or desktop, you can use Windows Movie Maker (capture from the
home menu, Webcam video, record).
2. Once you’ve captured your video, you can either use Movie Maker to edit your video, or you can just
upload it to YouTube (YouTube has a video editor