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How to Make a Training Video With Pexo: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough I Actually Ran

Lan He avatarLan He
·Last updated Jul 1, 2026
How to Make a Training Video With Pexo: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough I Actually Ran

I set out to make a real training video inside Pexo, the AI video partner, and write down exactly what happened at each step. No filming, no timeline editing. I described the training I wanted in plain language, reviewed what came back, and shipped a finished clip. This guide walks the five steps I took, with the real timings and the spots where I had to redirect Pexo.

What You Need

  • An idea for one training topic (keep it to a single subject per video).
  • A rough sense of who the trainee is (new hire, customer, support agent).
  • Optional: a product URL, a screenshot, or a few notes you can paste in.
  • A Pexo account. That is the whole kit. You do not need a script written, footage shot, or any editing skill.

What Is a Training Video?

A training video teaches one specific task or concept to one specific audience. It usually has a clear learning objective, a short logical sequence of steps, on-screen text or captions, and a length the viewer will actually sit through. Traditionally you would script it, storyboard it, record a screen or a presenter, then edit everything together. That last part is where most people stall.

Pexo collapses that pipeline. You describe the training you want as if you were briefing a colleague, and Pexo thinks with you, picks the right model from a pool that includes Seedance, Sora, Kling, and more, and hands back a complete video. That is differentiator #2 from how I think about it: no prompt syntax, just talk. Below is what that looked like in practice.

Step 1: Open Pexo and Describe the Training You Want

The first thing I did was open Pexo and type out the training in one message, the way I would explain it to a new teammate. I did not write a formal script. I wrote something like: "Make a 60-second onboarding training video that explains how a new support agent logs a customer ticket. Friendly tone, clean on-screen text, simple workplace setting."

I implemented this step in about 40 seconds of typing. The thing that surprised me on my first run: I tried to over-specify, listing eight separate scenes, and the result felt cramped. The second time I described the goal and the tone and let Pexo propose the structure. That worked far better.

Describing a training video to Pexo: a prompt to make a 20-second returns-process training video, input box highlighted

Step 2: Review Pexo's Plan Before Anything Renders

Before producing the full video, Pexo showed me its plan: the scene breakdown, the on-screen text it intended to use, and the overall flow. This is the part I now refuse to skip. I read through the proposed scenes and caught that it had labeled the second scene as "create ticket" when I wanted "log ticket." I corrected it in one line.

Reviewing the plan took me roughly 30 seconds. It is faster to fix the outline here than to regenerate a finished video later.

Pexo's returned scene plan for the training video, with the scene breakdown highlighted

Step 3: Tell Pexo What to Change

I did not open an editor. I just typed the change: "Scene 2 should say 'log a ticket,' and slow the pacing in the first scene." Pexo took the natural-language note and adjusted the plan. I did one more pass to swap a stock-feeling office shot for a more neutral desk setup.

This redirect loop took me about 25 seconds per note. The mental shift here is real. I kept reaching for a timeline that does not exist, then remembered I could just say what I wanted in words.

Asking Pexo in plain language to tweak the training video, with the chat input highlighted

Step 4: Generate the Full Training Video

Once the plan looked right, I asked Pexo to produce the full video. It assembled the scenes, on-screen text, pacing, and a soundtrack into one finished piece. I did not stitch anything together myself.

The render itself ran in the background while I did something else, so the wall-clock time depends on the model Pexo routes to and the length you asked for. What matters is that I got back a complete video, not a five-second clip I would have to assemble.

The finished training video preview inside Pexo

Step 5: Watch It, Tweak, and Ship

I watched the finished training video end to end. The on-screen text matched my correction, the pacing held, and the flow made sense for a new agent. I made one final spoken note to shorten the closing scene, regenerated just that part, and then downloaded the video.

This last review and tweak took me a couple of minutes, mostly watching playback. Then I shipped it.

Exporting the finished training video from Pexo, timeline and export controls highlighted

Common Mistakes

  • Over-scripting the first message. My first attempt listed every scene in rigid detail and the result felt stiff. Describe the goal and tone; let Pexo propose the structure.
  • Skipping the plan review. I almost let the "create ticket" wording through. Read the plan in Step 2; fixing the outline is far cheaper than regenerating a finished video.
  • Cramming several topics into one video. I tried to teach ticket logging and escalation in the same clip. It got muddy. One topic per training video.
  • Reaching for an editor that is not there. I kept hunting for a timeline. Just say the change in words.
  • Asking for too long a video. A tight 60 to 90 seconds held attention better than a sprawling version I tested earlier.

Pro Tips

  • Name the trainee out loud. Telling Pexo "this is for a brand-new support agent" shaped the tone and the level of detail more than any scene direction I gave.
  • Lock the on-screen text in the plan stage. It is much easier to correct a label in the outline than to re-watch a full render looking for it.
  • Iterate one note at a time. Single, specific change requests landed cleanly. When I bundled four edits into one message, one always got missed.
  • Paste a URL or screenshot for product training. When the topic is "how our app works," giving Pexo the product page as context kept the steps accurate.
  • Reuse the conversation for a series. After the first video, I asked for a matching second module in the same chat and the tone carried over.

What Else Can You Use

If you want to assemble a training video from footage you already filmed, a screen recorder and editor fits that job better. A few neutral options:

  • Loom — quick screen-and-camera recording for walkthroughs you narrate live.
  • Canva — template-based assembly when you have your own clips and want to arrange them.
  • ScreenPal — screen recording with light editing for screencast-style tutorials.

These start from footage you capture. Pexo is the fit when you want to generate the training video from a description instead.

Conclusion

Making a training video used to mean scripting, recording, and editing. Running it through Pexo, I described one training topic, reviewed the plan, redirected in plain language, and shipped a finished clip. No prompts, no timeline. If you have a topic and a sentence to describe it, start with Pexo and see your first training video come back from one conversation.

FAQ

How long should a training video be? Keep it focused on one topic. In practice a tight 60 to 90 seconds per concept held attention far better than longer versions when I tested them. For a broad subject, split it into a short series of single-topic modules.

Do I need a script before I start? No. I did not write one. I described the training goal, the audience, and the tone in plain language, and Pexo proposed the structure. You refine it by talking, not by drafting a formal script first.

Can Pexo make training videos for product or software walkthroughs? Yes. For "how our app works" topics, pasting the product URL or a screenshot as context kept the steps accurate. Pexo accepts text, image, URL, and audio as starting points.

Do I need editing skills? No editing skills are needed. There is no timeline to learn. Every change I made was a spoken note in the conversation, and Pexo adjusted the video for me.

Which AI model does Pexo use for the video? Pexo routes to the right model from a pool that includes Seedance, Sora, Kling, and more, picking the one that fits the scene and format rather than locking you to a single generator.

Lan He avatar
Lan He

Meet Lan, Senior Video Producer at Pexo, with over a decade of experience turning complex creative workflows into steps anyone can follow. A hands-on video editor and motion designer, he has taught thousands of creators how to ship video without the overwhelm, and he puts dozens of creative tools through real production work each year to see which ones actually hold up. At Pexo, he writes both step-by-step tutorials and best-of tool roundups, screen-recording each workflow himself and ranking tools on what they deliver in a real project rather than on their feature lists.

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