How to create winning video with your phone

Most marketing teams know they need more video. The problem is knowing where to start. In this one-day course, we'll take you from scroller to creator using just your phone giving you the confidence and skills to produce video content that wins customers. Well cover building out a strategy for your business, the skills you need to get started and process, how to implement it into your business.

£99 Early Bird Price

Reaseheath Business Hub

4th June

9am-4:30pm

How to create winning video with your phone

Most marketing teams know they need more video. The problem is knowing where to start. In this one-day course, we'll take you from scroller to creator using just your phone giving you the confidence and skills to produce video content that wins customers. Well cover building out a strategy for your business, the skills you need to get started and process, how to implement it into your business.

£99 Early Bird Price

Reaseheath Business Hub

4th June

9am-4:30pm

How to create winning video with your phone

Most marketing teams know they need more video. The problem is knowing where to start. In this one-day course, we'll take you from scroller to creator using just your phone giving you the confidence and skills to produce video content that wins customers. Well cover building out a strategy for your business, the skills you need to get started and process, how to implement it into your business.

£99 Early Bird Price Inc Lunch

Reaseheath Business Hub

4th June

9am-4:30pm

training Breakdown

Session 1 - Building a Video Strategy & Content Ideas (9:15 to 10:15am)

You’ll learn:

  • Where video fits into your buyer journey at each stage

  • Defining your audience and what they actually want to watch

  • How to choose the right platforms for your business type and how often to post

  • Content formats that perform: educational, behind-the-scenes, testimonial, founder POV

  • Coming up with ideas consistently — building your own content bank and content system

Session 2 —Scripting For Hooks & Retention (10:15 to 11am)

You’ll learn:

  • What hooks user attention in the first 1–3 seconds

  • Visual, text, and audio hook techniques

  • Scripting formulas that are proven to retain viewers

  • The 5 line story method

  • Keeping scripts short and punchy without losing substance

Session 3 - Filming fundamentals on your phone (11am to 1pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Smartphone settings to maximise video quality

  • Composition rules: rule of thirds, headroom, and framing yourself

  • Making any space look great on camera — backgrounds and environments

  • Getting clean audio

  • Lighting fundamentals: natural light and soft boxes

  • Simple solo setups

  • When to use movement and how to use a gimbal

  • When to upgrade your gear (and what's not worth buying)

  • On-Camera Confidence

Session 5 — Editing For Retention in Instagram Reels (1:45 to 2:45pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Pacing your videos for maximum retention

  • Adding captions, titles, and on-screen text

  • How to add voiceovers

  • How to add music and where to get music from

Session 6 — Measuring Sucess (2:45 to 3:15pm)

You’ll learn:

  • The difference between vanity metrics and business metrics

  • Watch time, retention rate, and completion rate — what they tell you

  • Platform-specific analytics: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok

  • How to read a retention graph

  • Tracking conversion from video to enquiry, lead, or sale

Session 7 — Building video into your business (3:30 to 4)

You’ll learn:

  • Your platform priority — where to focus first based on your business

  • How to build a batching schedule that works

  • A 30-day content plan

  • Accountability partner from the group for your first month

  • A resource pack to help your first videos

training Breakdown

Session 1 - Building a Video Strategy & Content Ideas (9:15 to 10:15am)

You’ll learn:

  • Where video fits into your buyer journey at each stage

  • Defining your audience and what they actually want to watch

  • How to choose the right platforms for your business type and how often to post

  • Content formats that perform: educational, behind-the-scenes, testimonial, founder POV

  • Coming up with ideas consistently — building your own content bank and content system

Session 2 —Scripting For Hooks & Retention (10:15 to 11am)

You’ll learn:

  • What hooks user attention in the first 1–3 seconds

  • Visual, text, and audio hook techniques

  • Scripting formulas that are proven to retain viewers

  • The 5 line story method

  • Keeping scripts short and punchy without losing substance

Session 3 - Filming fundamentals on your phone (11am to 1pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Smartphone settings to maximise video quality

  • Composition rules: rule of thirds, headroom, and framing yourself

  • Making any space look great on camera — backgrounds and environments

  • Getting clean audio

  • Lighting fundamentals: natural light and soft boxes

  • Simple solo setups

  • When to use movement and how to use a gimbal

  • When to upgrade your gear (and what's not worth buying)

  • On-Camera Confidence

Session 5 — Editing For Retention in Instagram Reels (1:45 to 2:45pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Pacing your videos for maximum retention

  • Adding captions, titles, and on-screen text

  • How to add voiceovers

  • How to add music and where to get music from

Session 6 — Measuring Sucess (2:45 to 3:15pm)

You’ll learn:

  • The difference between vanity metrics and business metrics

  • Watch time, retention rate, and completion rate — what they tell you

  • Platform-specific analytics: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok

  • How to read a retention graph

  • Tracking conversion from video to enquiry, lead, or sale

Session 7 — Building video into your business (3:30 to 4)

You’ll learn:

  • Your platform priority — where to focus first based on your business

  • How to build a batching schedule that works

  • A 30-day content plan

  • Accountability partner from the group for your first month

  • A resource pack to help your first videos

training Breakdown

Session 1 - Building a Video Strategy & Content Ideas (9:15 to 10:15am)

You’ll learn:

  • Where video fits into your buyer journey at each stage

  • Defining your audience and what they actually want to watch

  • How to choose the right platforms for your business type and how often to post

  • Content formats that perform: educational, behind-the-scenes, testimonial, founder POV

  • Coming up with ideas consistently — building your own content bank and content system

Session 2 —Scripting For Hooks & Retention (10:15 to 11am)

You’ll learn:

  • What hooks user attention in the first 1–3 seconds

  • Visual, text, and audio hook techniques

  • Scripting formulas that are proven to retain viewers

  • The 5 line story method

  • Keeping scripts short and punchy without losing substance

Session 3 - Filming fundamentals on your phone (11am to 1pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Smartphone settings to maximise video quality

  • Composition rules: rule of thirds, headroom, and framing yourself

  • Making any space look great on camera — backgrounds and environments

  • Getting clean audio

  • Lighting fundamentals: natural light and soft boxes

  • Simple solo setups

  • When to use movement and how to use a gimbal

  • When to upgrade your gear (and what's not worth buying)

  • On-Camera Confidence

Session 5 — Editing For Retention (1:45 to 2:45pm)

You’ll learn:

  • Pacing your videos for maximum retention

  • Adding captions, titles, and on-screen text

  • How to add voiceovers

  • How to add music and where to get music from

Session 6 — Measuring Sucess (2:45 to 3:15pm)

You’ll learn:

  • The difference between vanity metrics and business metrics

  • Watch time, retention rate, and completion rate — what they tell you

  • Platform-specific analytics: Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok

  • How to read a retention graph

  • Tracking conversion from video to enquiry, lead, or sale

Session 7 — Building video into your business (3:30 to 4)

You’ll learn:

  • Your platform priority — where to focus first based on your business

  • How to build a batching schedule that works

  • A 30-day content plan

  • Accountability partner from the group for your first month

  • A resource pack to help your first videos

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Meet the trainer

Meet the trainer

Rob is a marketing lead turned videographer and founder of No-Nonsense Digital. After spending a decade working with some of the UK's biggest B2B and B2C brands, he understands the pressure of producing content that actually performs. He applies both marketing strategy and creativity to help businesses create more impactful video content.