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Writing and Creating Content for Your First YouTube Channel

SCRIPT X 465.4E

Learn the ropes of creating your own YouTube channel and creating must-see content that will help you build an audience.

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What you can learn.

Learn how to maximize the YouTube platform for storytelling purposes
Get guidance on how to write, record, edit, and publish videos to the platform
Identify ways you can increase engagement through titles, thumbnails, and video format
Develop a compelling channel that will help you connect with audiences and highlight your storytelling skills

About this course:

YouTube is the biggest, most accessible incubator of creative talent out there and it’s free! This course gets you started as a writer and creator on YouTube where you learn how to make and build your own channel, write and create original content and display your creative work to an audience. It starts with writing in a storytelling format fitting the YouTube content platform. You learn how to set up a YouTube channel, how to write, record, edit and publish original content in both the longer horizontal and the shorter vertical formats. The tricks of the trade include effective thumbnails and titles which trigger viewer engagement and watch times. By the end of the course, you will have your own channel and have the know-how to continue making compelling content to build an audience. There is no better time than now to display your unique creative voice on YouTube.