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JanTissler · ‎05-31-2019

I have been using the Røde SmartLav+ and I am very happy with it. Out of the box it is meant to be connected to a smartphone. But there's an adapter available to use it with any other recording device. I have been using it with my iPhone, with a Zoom audio recorder, and connected to my camera via adapter and extension cord. Works like a charm. Very versatile. But I also want to add to what @ScottDuffy already said: The microphone is not the first thing to improve when your sound is not good. I had a $10 lav mic from Amazon in the past and it was pretty much perfect. Why? Because the recording room was great. You don't need any super advanced mic to record a talking person for an online video. You mentioned that other mics picked up noises around you. I am not sure if this will be different with the Røde SmartLav. If it is very loud around you, only a directional microphone might help. I personally would always try to improve the recording room first. Even the best microphone won't do any miracles. People often expect way too much from an expensive mic or want to repair problems later in software that they could have avoided.

JanTissler · ‎05-07-2019

I use music only if I want to signal a somehow special lecture. For example: In one longer course I have short overview lectures at the beginning of each part that has subtle background music. And all the lectures that describe something my students should do next/now with what they have learned so far also get the music. But 90% of the lectures don't use any music. Hot take: If you need music to keep the attention of your students, your lecture probably just is not good enough ;)

JanTissler · ‎02-28-2019

I am in the same boat as MasterK77. To develop, plan, prepare, record, edit, upload and finish an online course seems like a daunting task. I take it one step at a time. Slow and steady :) It has worked out for me to put x hours per workday into my todo-list until everything is done. I basically have two phases: To develop, plan, prepare and especially record my course I need to be mentally fresh. So I do it first thing before any other work. I just start my usual workday one hour or two hours late afterwards. To edit, upload and finish the course I don't need my full mental potential and I shift the one or two hours into the afternoon, but always at the same time. That's the minimum. If I get into the flow and have the time I put more work into it on that day.

JanTissler · ‎02-21-2019

Hi Ioannis, Good look with your first course! Have you already looked at https://teach.udemy.com? That's a great resource. Your question is pretty broad and it is hard to answer it I think. It would be easier to reply to more specific questions later on when you have made yourself familiar with the basics. Best, Jan

JanTissler · ‎02-14-2019

I personally use Todoist, because I already use it all the time :) A course is a project and then I add a todo for every lecture in the course. I use sub-projects for the status of the lectures. This way I see at a glance how many lectures I still have to preprare, to record, to edit, to upload or to finalize. I also collect all other todos around the course in that same project. And if I see later that a lecture needs updating, I write in a comment what I have to do and take it out of "done" and put it back into "record" or "prepare" :) Nice thing about Todoist's Pro account: You can save templates for recurring projects. So for a new course I just add a project, apply the template and I am done. It's also easy to print the whole project and put it on your desk as a piece of paper as well. Sometimes that helps to focus. It's a good solution for me because it fits well into how I organize myself already. I also use Trello for other projects, but Todoist just seems easier to manage for me. It's a very personal choice in the end and there's not "best" tool or solution for this.

JanTissler · ‎02-14-2019

A lot of the IT people using this site will be freelancers. So I think there should be an audience for your accountant skills. How do you keep track of your finances? How do you calculate your rates? Question like these could be interesting. And maybe you get a chance to talk to some of your potential audience first to find out what their specific needs and questions are.

JanTissler · ‎02-12-2019

No, we don't. You can only use the official message feature unfortunately. That is one of the downsides of using a marketplace like Udemy.

JanTissler · ‎02-06-2019

I think you should try it out :) There are indeed people who would recommend to do the recording of the screen and the audio seperately. And of course it is more work as James pointed out. But it is also quite challenging to do something on the screen and comment on it in a coherent and engaging way at the same time. Some people are good at that. They can record both in parallel and it comes out great. Others start to stumble, mumble and repeat themselves. Then it is better to record it seperately. If you record both at the same time I would recommend to do at least one test run, where you do everything you want to do in the video. This way you won't be surprised if something doesn't work as expected etc.

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