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Corporate Video Production Script

Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text. They help us soak in new information more quickly than any other available resource.

With that in mind, producing a corporate video seems like a far better option than creating text-based content for just about any purpose.

It doesn’t matter if you’re promoting a new product or informing your employees of new safety measures. Videos win by a landslide in both cases.

This follow-along guide will help you write a compelling corporate video script in 7 easy steps. Stick around until the end of each section to get our pro tips, too.

Corporate Video Producer | Bonomotion Video Agency 120 SW 8th St Suite #104, Miami, FL 33130 (305)

STEP 1. CREATE A VIDEO SCRIPT BRIEF

A video brief is a short document with guidelines for your video. Although it may seem trivial, a brief will help ensure that everyone involved in video production is on the same page.

That way, everyone will work towards the same goals — the ones you’ve pre-defined in the video brief.

Answer these key questions in your video brief to make it effective:

What is the goal of this corporate video? Decide whether you’re making this corporate video to increase brand awareness, train your staff, or for another purpose.
Who are we making this video for? Define your target audience.
What is the core message we want to communicate? Define what your target audience should take away from your corporate video.
What makes this corporate video valuable? Is it useful or entertaining to your audience, or does it offer an entirely different value?
What action do we want our viewers to take? Establish your call to action.
What is our budget for this video? When defining your budget, consider all expenses that go into corporate video production, such as project management and location costs. Comparing your budget with predictable expenses will help you establish what to include (or exclude) from the script.

Nailing your brief is the first step towards a great video script, so make sure you don’t skip it.

Pro tip: Refer to your target audience personas and brand guide while writing the video brief. Basing your brief on these documents will ensure that the final product aligns with your TA, brand voice, values, etc.

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STEP 2. DECIDE ON THE CORPORATE VIDEO LENGTH

One of the main challenges in creating video content is finding the right balance between:

what you want to communicate
your audience’s attention span

A rule of thumb in video marketing is to keep your videos under two minutes.

However, corporate videos can be used for internal as well as external use. If you’re creating, say, an employee training video, then you don’t need to bother with the length too much. After all, your employees will be obliged to watch it.

But even then, try not to make the video too long. From our experience, organizations make long videos when they don’t know what they’re trying to communicate. So, they overcompensate by adding too many details that further confuse the audience. Try not to make the same mistake.

Pro tip: You can use the average length of videos on the channel you’ll be using (TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, etc.) as your target length if you’re creating a video for marketing purposes

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STEP 3. DESIGN A STORY AROUND YOUR MESSAGE

Admittedly, this is the most challenging step in creating a corporate video script — or any video script for that matter. However, communicating your core message via a story is vital for keeping your audience entertained and engaged.

So, how can you create a compelling story?

Start by going back to your brief. Three main things should be considered in this step: your core messages, your target audience, and your call to action.

Your story needs to unite all three. In other words, it needs to effectively communicate your core message, resonate with your audience, and entice them to take your desired action.

How can you achieve that? Try implementing a formula that most well-written stories follow:

The hero of the story wants or needs to achieve a goal
The hero experiences challenges
The hero overcomes challenges
The hero achieves a goal

The hero in your story can be your target audience, product, or company. The goal should be solving whatever problem your video or product is supposed to solve, and so on.

This formula is a fantastic start towards an effective video script. However, you still need to use your creative muscles to make your video unique and entertaining. Consulting your brief often while writing the story will help.

Pro tip: Keep in mind that you’re creating a corporate video and not a novel. Your story shouldn’t only be told with words, but with sound effects and visuals as well. Make sure you define those elements in your script, too.

STEP 4. READ YOUR VIDEO SCRIPT ALOUD

We recommend you read your script aloud several times before moving ahead. It will help you assess the length of your corporate video, the flow between your lines, and the overall tone of your story.

While reading your video script, focus on three things:

Does your script have a flow?
Are you using any awkward phrases or corporate lingo?
Does the language sound natural?

Although a corporate video needs to be written in a professional manner, it shouldn’t sound unnatural. A good rule of thumb is not to use words or phrases that you wouldn’t use in a regular conversation with your target audience.

Also, the person who wrote the video script shouldn’t be the only one reading it. Authors can be unreliable editors because they know how the lines should sound or what they meant by them. So, they may be unaware of how other people could perceive them.

That’s why at least a few people should read the video script aloud to others. The listeners will be able to catch mistakes or unclarities faster, while the readers may offer new perspectives on how a video script can be enacted.

Pro tip: You can also use text-to-speech converters for this purpose, especially if you’re working alone. Many of such converters are free and can be easily found online.

STEP 5. CUT THE FLUFF

Did you know that humans have shorter attention spans than goldfish? A goldfish retains its focus for up to 9 seconds, while we retain it for 8.

What’s more, another study found that as many as 33% of viewers will stop watching a video after only 30 seconds. That’s why you need to make every second of your video content count.

Don’t beat around the bush, nor dwell on insignificant details. Get to your point as soon as possible, or your audience might exit the video before hearing your message.

Eliminate fluff from your video script by deleting the following:

Filler words: Filler words are words that can be cut from a sentence without impacting its meaning or clarity. Literally, really, and actually are just some common filler words that should be cut from a corporate video script.
Unnecessary context: Context is sometimes necessary. However, other times it only slows down our narration. For example, imagine if we were describing our extensive experience in corporate video production in the intro of this article. Would you keep reading up to here? Probably not. So, eliminate unnecessary context from your script.
Insignificant details: Some corporate videos focus too much on trivial details, like a product’s features or brand story. Most time should be spent on vital information instead, like a product’s benefits.
Known facts: Don’t spend too much time telling your audience what they already know. For example, we’ve seen companies talking about their audience’s problems for the entire first halves of their videos. While describing the problems can be a nice segue to presenting a product that solves them, it doesn’t provide value. So, it’s better to introduce solutions (unknown facts) early on in your video.

Cutting the fluff from your corporate video script will help you kill two birds with one stone. You’ll reduce the length of your video and increase the value you provide to your viewers.

Pro tip: Avoid lengthy phrases and replace them with their shorter counterparts. For example, say to instead of in order to and called instead of referred to as.