Hi @CanReader, I will share the practices that I follow. I have always written a script from my first course. Below are the pros and cons: Pros: You are well-prepared to delivery an excellent lecture on the topic You cover all bases (not allowing anything to skip) Because you are well-prepared, you can finish your video recording in max 1 or 2 takes If you are using a good tele-prompter, you may NOT sound scripted I use a lot of fillers if I am unscripted. A script ensures that I do not rely on fillers, umms, and aahs You may use the content of your script as blogs on your website, etc Cons: Absolutely time consuming process. For me, more than 50% of my course creation time is involved in script creation. Yes, if you are not used to reading script, you will sound flat If you use a fairly large teleprompter, your audience will realize your eye movement from left to right as you read through the content (but this is only until you get used to the process) For me, the pros outweigh the cons. Creativity is never killed if I am using a script. In fact, writing a script helps me add well-researched and end-to-end content before I enter next steps of course creation. Now, this is my personal opinion. There are many instructors who are excellent at ex-tempo video recordings. If you are one of these, you can save so much time by NOT writing a script. But if you are one of those who want to be absolutely prepared before the Recording button of your camera is hit, writing a script is the way to proceed. Hope this helps 🙂
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