Glossary
Whiteboard video: definition
A whiteboard video (or whiteboard animation) is an explainer video where the drawing appears as the voice speaks, as if traced by hand on a board. Viewers watch the explanation build up.
When it helps
It helps follow reasoning: a mechanism, a procedure, a cause and its effect. The drawing guides the eye at the moment the voice mentions it, which Mayer’s multimedia principles describe as signaling and contiguity.
When filming is better
For a physical action (using a fire extinguisher, lifting a load) or a path through software, a filmed demonstration or a screen recording shows better than a drawing. Our guide Whiteboard explainer videos for training covers these choices.
Example
The e-invoicing example video draws the reform’s timeline in two dates, then the four new invoice fields, at the pace of the voice.
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