
UdemyIf you've already created a course, this follow-up dives into 40 additional lessons learned through hands-on teaching experience. The tips span the full production pipeline: choosing what to teach, creating engaging content, structuring your outline, handling visual design, setting up equipment, managing your appearance on camera, delivery techniques, and editing workflows. Rather than abstract theory, these are concrete practices field-tested in actual production. You'll find specific guidance on everything from script planning to removing echo, adding music, and captions. The breadth is genuine—from costume choices and desk ergonomics to recording software and animation. Creators looking to tighten their craft and avoid the mistakes that burn time and money will find actionable wisdom throughout. Closed captions are included on all lessons.
[Optional Prerequisite Course: 40 Tips on Making a Great Online Course].
Welcome to "ANOTHER" 40 Tips on Making a Great Online Course. This is a course to help you save time and money when creating your online courses. Learn from my mistakes. Creating an online course is easier than you think; in this course I will humbly teach you how to work smarter (not harder) by discussing 40 [ADDITIONAL*] tips/best practices I have learned the hard way teaching online over the past 12 months.
The Topics and Tips that we will Cover Include:
What Should You Teach Tips:
Tip #1: Make “PASSIONATE” Course Placeholders to Help You Decide What to Teach
Tip #2: “Educational Darwinism” (Read Other Course Reviews Before Making Your Course)
Tip #3: Using Udemy’s Insight Tool in Order to Decide What to Teach
Tip #4: When to Stop Making a Course
Content: Innovative & Helpful Course Content Creation Tips:
Tip #5: Consistent and “Creative” Content Theme
Tip #6: Idea Generation
Tip #7: Multiple File Formats
Tip #8: Question Anticipation
Tip #9: Using Props
Tip #10: Making Your Course International
Tip #11: Creating Innovative Exercises
Tip #12: Calculating the Length of Your Lessons
Tip #13: Scripting Your Course
Tip #14: Spurts of Inspiration
Tip #15: Write Confidently from Your Heart (Be Different and Unique and Free!)
Course Structure Tips:
Tip #16: Fast and Slow Navigation Options
Tip #17: Structuring the Logic of Your Course Outline
Tip #18: Immediate Value Added and Impact Strategy
Design Tips: Visual Design Idea Tips:
Tip #19: Design for Mobile
Tip #20: Screen Casting Using QuickTime [Mac Only]
Tip #21: Screen Casting Using PowerPoint [Windows Only]
Tip #22: Providing Internet Links as Resources the “Correct” Way
Setting Up Equipment Tips:
Tip #23: Intro. to Setting Up Your Equipment, Recording and Editing from Scratch
Tip #24: Setting Up the Camera, Lights, Microphone and Computer
Tip #25: Recording the Video, Editing the Video and Uploading it to Udemy
Tip #26: Getting Help from Udemy in Order to Perfect Your Videos+Best Practices
Tip #27: Using and Setting Up a Teleprompter
Tip #28: Removing Echoes
Appearance and Health Tips While Creating Courses Tips:
Tip #29: Health(ier) Desk Setup
Tip #30: Cosmetics + Looking Camera Ready
Tip #31: Looking Less Tired
Tip #32: Whiter Teeth
Delivery Tips:
Tip #33: Get In “Your” Friendly Personable Zone to Teach
Tip #34: Staying Upbeat When Teaching
Tip #35: Use Language That Won’t Get Lost in Translation & Easier to Understand
Additional Editing Tips:
Tip #36: Leave Room for Captions
Tip #37: Adding and Customizing Images for Your Lessons with PowerPoint
Tip #38: Selecting/Adding Music to Your Lessons
Tip #39: Making a Video + Animation + Adding Pictures + Music from Scratch
Tip #40: How I Made and Edited the Previous Lecture (Fun)!
Please learn from my many mistakes teaching online, so I can save you time and money. In this course are 40 mistakes I made and I want you to learn from my many failures so you can get your course up and running quickly. Making an online course is so much easier than you think as you already have everything single thing that you need to build something far bigger than yourself. : )
Thanks!
Chris
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