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I& #39;m testing out teaching in public. Thread below on my process for producing content.
First, my aims:
- Find people who want what I think the world needs.
- Check I can contribute meaningfully with a limited time investment.
- Decide if using social media is worth it to me.
First, my aims:
- Find people who want what I think the world needs.
- Check I can contribute meaningfully with a limited time investment.
- Decide if using social media is worth it to me.
I’m re-reading my 10:1 summaries of books that have ideas to offer courses I’m developing around intuition, polymathy, and self design (2021/2/3).
That’s time I’d be investing anyway. Below, what I do after that. Inspired by @BrendonBurchard, @ChrisWillx, and others.
That’s time I’d be investing anyway. Below, what I do after that. Inspired by @BrendonBurchard, @ChrisWillx, and others.
- Write down 3-5 bullet points and a detail or two.
- Key takeaways, faithful to the author& #39;s arguments. But only those which might help people to be present, family-centric, intrinsically motivated and polymathic.
- Spend 15-20 minutes chatting into my wife& #39;s camera.
- Key takeaways, faithful to the author& #39;s arguments. But only those which might help people to be present, family-centric, intrinsically motivated and polymathic.
- Spend 15-20 minutes chatting into my wife& #39;s camera.
(Aside: I& #39;m learning-to-like speaking to camera, so after that I swim or play with the kids.
Once communicating through a lens is fun, I& #39;ll learn to get good at it, and likely shift to my-thoughts rather than riffing on others. No rush.)
Once communicating through a lens is fun, I& #39;ll learn to get good at it, and likely shift to my-thoughts rather than riffing on others. No rush.)
- A couple of days later, I cut the video with @DescriptApp. Descript lets you edit audio or video like text. It& #39;s not a video editor, but for quickly cutting material to size its perfect.
- I& #39;m guessing the videos will normally be 7-10 minutes.
- I& #39;m guessing the videos will normally be 7-10 minutes.
- I write a short summary of the video.
- And an e-mail for "think on Thursday", inspired by the book but with a bit more of me in. It includes a 30 minute "lesson" task or challenge, designed for learning. If that sounds interesting: http://www.davecbeck.com"> http://www.davecbeck.com
- And an e-mail for "think on Thursday", inspired by the book but with a bit more of me in. It includes a 30 minute "lesson" task or challenge, designed for learning. If that sounds interesting: http://www.davecbeck.com"> http://www.davecbeck.com
That& #39;s me done, about 2-2.5 hours a week. Onto what my colleagues do.
- First, Emma edits my text. That& #39;s also writing coaching for me, as she’s better at internet-writing than I am.
- First, Emma edits my text. That& #39;s also writing coaching for me, as she’s better at internet-writing than I am.
Dee then does a lot:
- Correct the video transcript on Descript.
- Pull out two or three shorter versions or excerpts, if my ramblings allow.
- Add hard-coded captions to the short videos and the intro using VLC Media Player.
- Correct the video transcript on Descript.
- Pull out two or three shorter versions or excerpts, if my ramblings allow.
- Add hard-coded captions to the short videos and the intro using VLC Media Player.
- Use @Canva to create any needed animations and visuals - mostly to elucidate the points I make; also for pattern interruption.
- Then @Filmora_Editor to pull the videos together.
- Not much time is spent neatening-up; maybe later.
- Then @Filmora_Editor to pull the videos together.
- Not much time is spent neatening-up; maybe later.
- The full video goes onto Youtube. (Not sure how much I& #39;ll promote the early ones. But if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCblYlnxnSa24NqPK1ISihsw?sub_confirmation=1).">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...
- The summary goes onto my website, along with an embed of the video and downloadable transcript.
- The summary goes onto my website, along with an embed of the video and downloadable transcript.
- Run some quotes from me and the author through Pablo (by Buffer).
- Emma has done the same with a bank of quotes from other people that align with me and where this business is headed.
- Emma has done the same with a bank of quotes from other people that align with me and where this business is headed.
- Use @Buffer for scheduling all of this social content over the week on a few platforms.
I only spend time on Twitter (occasionally LinkedIN), so elsewhere we& #39;re posting c. 2 times a day at present. But with no extra effort because: process.
Their time: 4-5hrs a week.
I only spend time on Twitter (occasionally LinkedIN), so elsewhere we& #39;re posting c. 2 times a day at present. But with no extra effort because: process.
Their time: 4-5hrs a week.
We could spend all longer on this and do a more engaging job as a result. But right now I& #39;m testing, so commitments are kept down.
The lack of polish is a useful filter, too, as the aim of this is to find potential learners who I can help, not content-consumers.
The lack of polish is a useful filter, too, as the aim of this is to find potential learners who I can help, not content-consumers.
We& #39;ll soon start working a few weeks ahead, so we take time off or focus elsewhere as and when we fancy without stopping this trickle of teaching in public going out. I hear offering regular value helps build an audience. Only just starting, so let& #39;s see.
Side-benefit: the process is awesome for loading my brain. I& #39;ve revisited notes, spoken about the parts that resonate, explained it to my wife and kids, and then a few days later thought about how best to teach it in half an hour, and written two text versions.
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