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10 Great Interview Questions for Testimonial Videos

10 Great Interview Questions for Testimonial Videos

Testimonial videos can be an incredibly powerful tool for marketing your business, invigorating your staff, and generally communicating your brand attributes to your audience.

When it comes to content marketing, customer testimonials have the highest effectiveness rating—coming in at 89 percent. In fact, an overwhelming 88 percent of consumers say they trust online reviews and testimonials just as much as a personal recommendation.

Creating Powerful Testimonials

But the secret to a powerful testimonial video is in the questions you ask. A good interviewer will get the answers he or she is looking for, while a great interviewer will lead the subject to tell a compelling story. So, how do you get there?

Consider the Interview Environment

Where are you filming? Video testimonials appear more honest and transparent when they are captured in your subject's natural environment: their workspace, office, or facilities. Another option is to record your interviews on clean white, infinite backgrounds which creates an intimacy that can be very effective.

Avoid using backdrops with lighting splashes. This over-done tactic often comes across as "prepared" or "manufactured" content.

Get Your Subject Talking Comfortably

Don't forget that one of the greatest tools in video is quality editing, so use your interview questions as a chance to get your subject talking comfortably. You'll notice that all of the questions below are open-ended, and some include a follow-up. Asking your subject to expand upon an answer can often lead to an even better answer.

And one final reminder before you dive into the interview questions below: sometimes it's not what you ask, but how you ask it. Be careful that you don't simply fire off questions and expect gold in return. Take the time to relax your on-camera subject. If he or she has a great smile and is speaking with passion and energy, your audience will sense that these are honest and true feelings… not just spoon-fed responses.

Finally, plan your questions in advance of the interview, but don't be afraid to add or modify your questions over the course of the interview if the subject has more to say about one area of the interview than another.

10 Questions for Testimonial Videos

  1. What product or service did you purchase from us?
  2. Why did you need that product/service?
  3. How did you hear about us?
  4. Why specifically did you decide to work with us/purchase from us?
  5. Had you previously tried other products/services? Why didn't they work?
  6. What was your experience like working with/purchasing from us?
  7. What was the best thing about the product/service you purchased?
  8. How has this product/service/relationship made your job easier. How has it positively impacted your clients both professionally and/or personally?
  9. Would you recommend our product/service to others? What would you say about it?
  10. Is there anything you'd like to add?

Video Production Expertise

The other key to a powerful testimonial video is ensuring the quality of the video production doesn't distract from the actual content. Bad quality video can ruin even the most compelling testimonial, so if you don't have the video equipment or expertise within your company, find a trustworthy video production partner that can help.

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