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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.

Summer 2025 Schedule

July 31 - September 4

Thursday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT

Enrollment Closed

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Instructor: Cynthia Hsiung

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Fee:

$485.00

Live Online

Location: Remote Classroom

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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to August 10, 2025

Course Requirements

Internet required to retrieve course materials.

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Online

Thu Jul 31, 2025

5:00PM PT - 8:00PM PT