Recording & Publishing “Talking Head” Interviews Simplified
November 16, 2009 by Sherman Hu
Filed under Featured, Interviews, New Media Simplified Ezine, Video
Showcasing videos on your website/blog is a powerful method to attracting and engaging your audience. If you want to take it up a notch, showcasing LIVE video – especially video interviews – is a superb way to present expertise and authority on your topic.
Wetoku, a division of innovation company in Seoul, Korea – Zenitum Inc, is a web app that offers you a simple way to meet your interviewee online, record interviews in a side-by-side player view and immediately embed your recording to your blog. Simply brilliant!
In this tutorial, I’ll show you a walkthrough of Wetoku and how to use it to your advantage…
Visit WETOKU.com
As Easy As Meeting, Recording And Sharing
Register For A Free Account. Login To Your Account.
(1) First, register for your free account. Then (2) login to your account.
Click “Start Your interview” Button
Input Interview Details
Input your “Title”, “Interviewer” and “Interviewee” fields.
Next, click the “Advanced Options” link to reveal more options. In this tutorial, I’m selecting “Private” for my Privacy Options, so this video will not be showcased publicly. Add your “Description / Notes”, then click the green “Next” button.
Pro Plan Features: Watermark Logo, Pre-Roll Videos & Higher Quality Video
If you upgrade to a Pro plan, you’re offered a few more advanced options.
(1) You have a choice of opting out of using a watermark logo, or add a custom watermark logo.
(2) And you can also sport preroll videos (under 20MB, in FLV or MP4 format, sized to 256×192) that appears next to your interview recording video.
In your Pro plan, you also have the ability to increase your video quality too.
If you require your interview recordings to sport your branded watermark, preroll videos and better quality video, I recommend upgrading to the Pro plan.
Copy & Send “Invitation Link” To Your Interviewee
Copy your unique “Invitation Link” and send (via email, IM, Twitter, Facebook or pigeon mail) it to your interviewee.
I find Wetoku brilliant in this aspect, as they’ve super simplified the process to having your guest on video with a simple link and no need for any software or app downloads.
Modify Video And Audio Settings
While you’re (1) waiting on your guest to get online, you can modify your (2) video source and (3) audio source.
You will undoubtedly achieve a better quality video and audio recording if you have better quality video and audio sources. In addition, consider lighting your environment for a better end result.
Yay! Your Guest Is On…
Now that your guest is on, they can also modify their video and audio settings.
A text box to the right gives you options to text your guest in the case audio is not present or either of you would like to text private notes to each other during the interview.
When both of you are ready, click the red “Record” button.
On Air
A blue “REC” symbol to the left of your window will reveal the recording is “ON THE AIR”.
When you’re done, click the “Stop” button.
Finalize Recording Or Retake
You have a choice to finalize your recording by clicking the “Done” button. Or click “Re-do” for a retake.
Copy Embed Code
Simply highlight and copy your “Embed Code” to paste into your website or blog.
Your other option is to click the “Customize your embed player” button for more choices.
Customization Options
If you choose to modify the settings above, which I have, click the “Preview and get the embed code” button to reveal your changes.
New Embed Code Preview
When satisfied, highlight and copy the new “Embed Code” to your website or blog.
Talking Heads Unite!
Wetoku has built a gorgeous and simplified app to power your interviews. Now, there’s no excuses not to offer video interview recordings on your website/blog!
I especially like how Wetoku has provided side-by-side video windows, instead of picture-in-picture ones. Simply brilliant!
What do you think? Could you use this for your business? How do you foresee leveraging this beta video app? Appreciate your feedback 
