For teams
Get team video updates without another meeting
Send your team one link. Each person records a short update when it suits them, on a phone or a computer, and you watch them when it suits you.
Have a go with your own camera in the demo. Nothing is uploaded. Sign-up opens soon.
The usual trouble
Why the update meeting is hard to love
It costs more than it looks
Eight people in a half-hour meeting is four hours of work, and each of them is talking for only a few minutes of it.
No time suits everyone
When a team is spread across places, shifts or time zones, any slot is early for someone and late for someone else.
Written updates leave things out
A paragraph can tell you a job is finished. It can't show you the thing, or how the person feels about it.
How it works
From a standing meeting to a standing link
- 01
Write the prompt
Ask the two or three things you'd ask in the meeting, and set a time limit so every update is the same length.
- 02
Share one link
Pin it where your team talks. Each person opens it when they're ready and records on a phone or computer, with nothing to install.
- 03
Watch when it suits you
We email you as updates arrive. Watch them in your dashboard, one after another, when you have a gap.
What to ask
Prompts for a team video update
Use the same prompt each time. People get quicker at answering it, and you can compare one week with the next.
The week
- What did you finish this week?
- What are you working on next?
- Is anything in your way?
The work
- Show us where the project has got to.
- What did you learn that others should know?
- What's one thing we should stop doing?
The people
- Introduce yourself to the team.
- Who helped you this week, and how?
- What's one thing you'd like help with?
A request you could copy
This is what goes into a link: a title, and what you'd like them to say. Change the words to sound like you.
- Title
- Your update for this week
- What you're asking for
- In place of Monday's meeting, please record a short update: what you finished last week, what's next, and anything that's in your way. You have 90 seconds. Add your name before you send it. If you'd like to show something, point the camera at it.
Settings
Setting a link up for regular updates
You make these choices for each link. Here is where we'd start.
- Time limit
- 90 secondsEnough for done, next and stuck. The same limit for everyone keeps it quick to watch.
- Video shape
- Any shapePeople will record at a desk, in a van or on site. Let them use whatever they have.
- Expires after
- 90 daysOne link for the quarter, so nobody has to find a new one each week. Make a fresh link when it runs out.
- Max recordings
- No maximumLeave it open, since the same link is used again and again.
On their side
What your team sees
A video of someone's face and voice is about as personal as data gets, so we're careful with it at every step.
- Nothing to installThe link opens in the browser on their phone or computer. They don't need an app or an account.
- They agree before the camera turns onWe tell them who will receive the video and how long it's kept, and ask them to agree, before anything is switched on.
- They can try againThey watch their video back and can record it again as often as they like. You only receive the one they choose to send.
- They can add their nameThere's a box for their name. Ask everyone to fill it in, since one link serves the whole team.
Good to know
What it does for a team, and what it leaves to you
Updates come to you
Videos arrive privately in your dashboard. Your team can't see each other's there, so download and share any that everyone should watch.
The conversation stays where it is
There are no replies, threads or reactions in ClipStation. It collects the updates, and the talking carries on wherever your team already talks.
Count the videos
Each update counts towards your monthly allowance: 5 on Starter and 25 on Pro. Five people sending one a week is about 20 a month.
They don't pile up
Updates are deleted automatically, after 30 days on Starter and 90 on Pro. Download any you want to keep.
Which plan
Start small and move up when you need to
Starter£9 a month plus tax
5 videos a month and one active link, which suits a monthly round-up from a small team.
Pro£19 a month plus tax
25 videos a month and 5 active links, which covers a weekly update from a team of five.
You can change plan or cancel at any time. See everything each plan includes
Questions
Before you cancel the meeting
Does my team need to install anything?
No. The link opens in the browser on their phone or computer. They don't need an app or an account.
Can the team watch each other's updates?
Not inside ClipStation. Videos arrive privately in your dashboard. To share one, download it and post it wherever your team talks.
Can people record on their phones?
Yes. The link works in the browser on a phone or a computer.
Can they share their screen?
No. ClipStation records the camera and microphone. To show something, they can hold it up or point the camera at it.
Can we use the same link every week?
Yes, until its end date, which can be up to 365 days away. Each update counts towards your monthly allowance.
What happens if we use up the allowance?
When you reach your monthly allowance the link stops accepting videos until the allowance resets or you move to a larger plan. We email you when you're getting close, and nothing you've already received is affected.
How long are updates kept?
30 days on Starter and 90 on Pro, counted from when each video arrives. You can delete any of them sooner, and download any you want to keep.
Also used for
Other videos people ask for
See what your team would see
The demo takes you through it with your own camera: writing the request, recording as someone on your team would, and watching the video arrive. Nothing is uploaded and you don't need an account.