Know your process before you record
The most frustrating thing about creating screencasts is messing up half-way through and having to start all over again. Run through everything you plan to cover. Do it a few times if you need to. Have all your browser windows and software open before hand so you’re not waiting on things to load. If you’re showing how to edit something, have several stages of the process already done so you can show results without waiting for them or having to show every single step. Basically, be ready. A screencast should be short and sweet and it should be smooth.

Proceed with a good recording program
My favorite screencasting software is Screenr. This free web based software doesn’t need to be downloaded, can be used on PC or Mac, and the results can be viewed on mobile devices. You’re limited to 5 minutes of recording time, so you may need to break a long tutorial into parts, but that’s ok… smaller video files load faster! Screenr is incredibly easy to use. Once you’re finished and the video is processed you can name, name and tweet to share, or upload to YouTube right from Screenr.

My favorite features:

• FREE!
• Recording area can be resized to record all or part of your screen
• Pause/Restart Recording
• Records your voice
• Upload to YouTube directly from Screenr

Be confident
No matter what, be confident in what you know! Your screencast will look and sound 100% better if you’re confident. Once you’ve created your tutorial, get it out there! Blog about it and embed the video, post it to YouTube and tag it appropriately so people can find it!