Work Kits

Overview

Work-in-progress updates are ​crucial for building client-designer ​relationships, and keeping your ​team and stakeholders across ​your projects.

But in-person meetings come with their own ​challenges: small talk, travel time, aligning calendars. ​And emailing PDFs around isn't a great solution. ​Without your guidance through it, your teams and ​clients could misinterpret your work, leading to ​misunderstandings or oversights.

Thankfully recorded presentations in Canva are here ​to allow your stakeholders to view your WIP at their ​convenience. So you can work smarter, not harder.

Here’s how:

We get it, clients invest time and money, so they want to contribute. ​Plus, when they do, their ownership increases, leading to faster and ​easier buy-in. Bringing stakeholders in every step of the way makes ​approvals easier later on. Good for them. Good for you.

We can’t do away with WIP presentations, but we can make them more ​efficient. Recording your presentation can allow you to explain your ​design choices in your own voice, ensuring no detail is lost in ​translation.

Your clients or colleagues can access and review the presentation at a ​time that suits them, regardless of where they are in the world, keeping ​the communication flowing and the project moving forward.

Say goodbye to rushing through your slides. Instead, take the time to ​present at a pace that suits you, ensuring you hit all your key points and ​messages.

Step 1: Jump into the Recording Studio

With your design rationale open in Canva, head to the Uploads tab. Set ​up your camera and microphone and hit ‘Record yourself’. You'll see ​your presentation and yourself in a bubble on the screen.

Step 2: Lights, camera, pitch

As you navigate through your pitch, explain each point in detail. Once ​you're done, end the recording and exit the recording studio. A ​headshot video will appear on each slide in your deck.

Step 3: Share your pitch

From here, you can export your presentation as a video so your ​stakeholders can sit back and watch the pitch. Or you can create a ​view-only link so they can navigate through the slides at their own pace, ​with your talking head guiding them through the deck.

The best part? This process takes no longer than your regular delivery ​time, with all the benefits of face-to-face meetings and none of the ​logistical hassle.

Want more ways to use recorded presentations? Here are a few ideas:

• Team meetings: If there's a scheduling conflict, consider pre-recording ​your segment. This way, everyone still gets the opportunity to hear ​from you directly, and in a more engaging way than just your notes on a ​meeting agenda.
  
• Training videos: Built a Brand Kit for your client? Why not record a ​presentation video where you guide them on how to use it so they ​never go off-brand?
  
• Discovery sessions: So many insights are uncovered during this phase. ​What if you recorded a presentation for other departments to use, ​ensuring no learning goes to waste? You could talk through a ​brainstorm session on a whiteboard, and speak to each point in detail.
  
• Whiteboard workflows: Encourage your clients to leave comments in ​the design as they watch your presentation. It’s a great way to engage ​on a personal level, and gather crucial feedback from your clients.
  

When it's about maintaining open communication with your clients, team, ​or stakeholders Canva is your ultimate partner.

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