Communicating your thoughts and ideas through video can be incredibly powerful. It can also be kind of scary. Putting your face and voice on display is an excellent way to connect with an audience and bring nonverbal cues back into the virtual workplace. But the desire to achieve perfection can lead you to create unnecessary pressure on yourself.
As the saying goes, “perfect is the enemy of good.” How often do you find yourself stuck, obsessing over a script or talking points, trying to sound more impressive or cover every possible detail? If you're not careful, the pursuit of perfection can lead to paralysis, and you’ll wind up producing nothing at all.
Here's a secret: your audience isn't expecting perfection. They're interested in you—your thoughts, insights, and most importantly, your authenticity. This is where our Questions feature comes in. You already know what you want to say. With Questions, you can abandon the script and let mmhmm prompt you. It’s like sitting down for an interview with someone who knows how to guide you.
Phil Libin, mmhmm’s CEO, explains it perfectly in this video:
What you get is the real you, talking naturally about your subject. And just like that, the hardest part of your video is done! Each Q&A is a distinct chapter in your video, so you can rearrange them however you want, insert missed points, or overlay visuals to enhance your message.
How to use Questions to make a great video, fast
Launch mmhmm
On the start screen, choose “Record a quick video”
Jump in with Questions
Click the button that best matches the kind of video you want to make:
- Explain something
- Introduce yourself
- Make an announcement
- Tell a story
- Give a project update
- Practice pitching a startup
- Practice interviewing for a job
- Practice selling your product
Prepare to speak
Set your background and take a moment to compose yourself before starting.
Click “get started”
After a brief countdown, mmhmm will begin recording and present your first question. Respond at your own pace. Click Redo if you mess up and want to try again. When you’re ready to move on, click “I'm ready for the next question.”
Answer the questions
mmhmm will offer two follow-up questions. Choose one to answer. Repeat this process until you feel like you’re ready to wrap it up. Click “Conclude interview” to finish.
Watch the magic happen
mmhmm divides your video into chapters, adds title card overlays, and trims out silences and mistakes. It even gives your video a title. If you're happy with the results, click Publish to share it with others right away. If you want to make changes, you can move, split, or delete chapters in the Editor, or add overlays to enhance your points visually.
Pro tips
- After recording, check the Suggestions tab. You’ll find Highlights: excerpts you might want to showcase or place at the beginning of your video as an executive summary. You’ll also find follow-up questions that could improve your recording. Just select the ones you want to answer and click “record answers” to insert them.
- The Questions feature supports more than 30 languages! Visit our help center for the full list, along with detailed instructions on using Questions and Highlights.
You have the answers; mmhmm has Questions. Try it today to tell your story, naturally!
Want more tips and techniques for bringing story into your next presentation? Check out our storytelling hub.
