The following video has some good points to remember when making a tutorial. it is the kind of stuff I prefer, Quick & to the point, which also applies to the classroom. So onwards …
Points for making tutorials
- Remember the 3 rules of Youtube
- Title & Thumbnail get people to click
- First 5 second, to hook people (get them to watch)
- The rest of the video get them to comeback
- The title os the video should be quick and to the point
- How to do <x> with <Y software> in <Z> minutes
- Video Thumbnail is directly related to the content of the video.
- It should be the final product, not a random Photoshop image. Use High-quality free assets in the project for better polish.
- Include the software’s icon in the thumbnail, just not in the bottom right, because of Youtube’s timestamp
- Use the first 5 seconds for useful information and to cut to the chase.
- “Links to all the assets/resources are in the description.“
- All links in the description
- Make them free and easy to access on a common public website. This way they will be available “forever” (or a long time).
- Have a link to the final version of the project
- Code/Software: github.com
- Text Assets: https://pastebin.com/
- Audio Assets: ???? freesound.org
- Video Assets: ???? www.youtube.com
- The video itself
- Clear through each step of the tutorial, until done.
- Practice a few times for smoother delivery and reduce editing
- Target to your audience: ie noobs vs XPerienced, etc.
- Wrap-up. Now it’s done, some self-promotion…
- Support me via short courses, Patreon, etc. “Links in the Description”
- Feed the algorithm with Like, Subscribe, & Bell.