I also expected on my second course for it to go much faster, but I got disappointed. Now, creating my sixth one, I realize that number 2 and 3 were still very much part of the learning process. With the first one, I had no idea what I was doing. Second one I thought I did, but it was still a lot of experimenting and learning. I used to film every part at least 2-3 times until I was happy with it. Now I can do most in 1-2 takes. So you will probably get faster, but the learning process is slower than we would like to. And it still takes me A LOT of time to create a course. My mindset is that if the course is of good quality, it will stay fresh for a longer time, and you will have less job fixing things you are not happy with later. But here are a few things that helped me speed up the process a little bit: Invest some time in setting everything up Creating a good setup usually saves me a lot of time later on. I usually spend around two whole days just to set everything up, camera, lights, microphone and run a lot of tests until I am completely happy with the whole setup. My courses are usually a few hours long and I don't want to realize in the middle of filming that I'm not happy with something. Happened to me once and yes, I ended up refilming that whole part 🙂 Write a script I'm not sure what's your process, but having a script with the exact text you are going to deliver helps a lot. Just watch out you don't end up just reading it. I usually reread a paragraph once or twice and then try to deliver it as if I was explaining it from my head. It helps me sound more natural but at the same time knowing exactly what I'm about to say makes it go more smoothly. But then again, having to write a script is also very time-consuming. Find the fine line between good enough and too perfectionist This is something that took me a lot of time to learn. Which things to just let go. Which things to polish even more. It's something you figure out with time and through your student feedback. I think it also depends a lot on your final goal. Do you just want to publish a few courses to get a little bit of money on the side? Or do you want to create high-quality courses as a full-time job? This will dictate how much time you invest in polishing all the little details. Get some honest feedback When I get stuck, I ask someone who I can trust to give me some feedback on the things I'm struggling with. Is this explained well or am I overcomplicating it? Can you really hear this noise in the background or is it just me? Are these visuals too bright or is it just my screen? Something the thing you've been overthinking can be solved in a second with a second opinion. So in my opinion, no, >2 hours for 10-12 minutes is not too much, and yes, you will get faster in time, it will probably just take a little longer to get there than you expected 🙂
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