The Golden Age of Learning

The Shift in Learning Resources

• Past Learning Methods:
  • Finding a mentor/teacher.
  • Searching for a book in the library.
• Current Methods:
  • Instant access to thousands of tutorial videos online.
  • Applicable to various fields and skills (e.g., gardening, cooking, 3D software).

The Rise of Educational Content on YouTube

• Popularity:
  • Accounts for half a billion views per day.
  • YouTube promotes educational content due to longer watch times.
• Benefits:
  • More free learning opportunities.
  • More people creating and sharing tutorials.

Improving Tutorial Quality

• Common Issues:
  • Long-winded intros.
  • Poor explanation or audio quality.
• Personal Experience:
  • Noting what works and what doesn't over 8 years.

Formula for a Good Tutorial

• Components:
  • Topic x Result + Practice + Clarity + Delivery

1. Topic

• Ensure the topic is something people want to learn.
• **Finding a Good Topic: **
  • Research where your community hangs out.
  • Observe popular trends and artworks.

2. Result

• Display a compelling finished product as an example.
• Importance:
  • Acts as the thumbnail and grabs attention.
  • Invest time to make it look appealing (1-3 weeks suggested).

3. Practice

• Practice the tutorial multiple times (minimum of 5 times).
• Purpose:
  • Identify and fix mistakes.
  • Simplify steps.
  • Rehearse explanations for clarity.

4. Clarity

• Explain the thought process behind each action.
• Example:
  • Instead of just adding a bevel modifier, explain why it's needed (e.g., to make edges smoother and more realistic).
• Recommended Reading:
  • "Presenting to Win" for advanced clarity techniques.

5. Delivery

• Key Tips (Use Acronym BOMB):
  • Be Yourself.
  • Off Topic occasionally (keep under 10 seconds).
  • Make Mistakes and recover naturally.
• FYI: (Forget Your Intro)
  • Skip long intros and get straight to the point with an engaging opening gambit.

Technical Aspects

• Invest in a Good Microphone:
  • Budget option: Snowball mic.
  • Better option: Rode NT-USB mic.
  • Best option: Shure SM7B mic.
• Audio Editing Tips:
  • Use software like Audacity for noise removal, remastering, compression, and normalization.

Opportunities for New Creators

• The speaker's company is hiring 3D tutorial creators for various software.
• Application:
  • Fill out the form linked in the video description.
• Encouragement:
  • Share the video to help other tutorial creators find this information.

Conclusion:

• Thank the viewers for watching.