Assignment 3

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Proposal for Tan’s Office.......................................................................................................................................................2

MOS, 2021
 I write this proposal to you in hopes that you will consider some of these changes in order to help
enhance the current Youtube channel you have now. At the moment, your channel is great as is – in that it’s
highly beneficial to the students around the world who are viewers. I, myself, am one of said subscribers but I
am more of a passive one than an actively engaged one. After considering making some of the following
suggestions, I believe your channel will thrive even more than it currently is.
Currently, despite how much your channel is currently thriving, there are multiple steps you can
choose to take to improve upon it. The table below compares your channel to channels that operate with
similar goals to yours.
 I write this proposal to you in hopes that you will consider some of these changes in order to help
enhance the current Youtube channel you have now. At the moment, your channel is great as is – in that it’s
highly beneficial to the students around the world who are viewers. I, myself, am one of said subscribers but I
am more of a passive one than an actively engaged one. After considering making some of the following
suggestions, I believe your channel will thrive even more than it currently is.
Currently, despite how much your channel is currently thriving, there are multiple steps you can
choose to take to improve upon it. The table below compares your channel to channels that operate with
similar goals to yours.

Proposal for Tan’s Office

Sam’s Office Surfwtw Sali Kaceli

Subscribers 200~ 5,000~ 55,000~
# of views on 1,300~ 477,000~ 2,500,000~
most popular
video
Total Channel 16,800~ 2,300,000~ 10,800,000~
Views
Key Focus  Teaching  Excel  Moodle
people how to  Music covers  Excel
become a  Word
Microsoft  PowerPoint
Office  Outlook Access
professional
First day a August 1, 2014 May 17, 2012 November 15, 2011
Microsoft related
video was posted

From the table, it is clear that the two other Youtube channels have more overall subscribers, numbers
of views on their most popular video, and total channel views. This, however, does make sense. The reason for
this is because Sali Kaceli’s channel for example, has the most amount of subscribers. I believe the reason for
this is that his channel his started posting Microsoft related videos. This means his viewers have been able to
count on him over the last six years to keep producing quality content on a consistent basis. For Surfwtw’s
channel, he began making Microsoft videos a little later than Kaceli did. Surfwtw’s channel also isn’t just solely
dedicated to helping people with Microsoft. It is also a channel that he dedicates to making music covers. With
a split interest displayed on his channel, it is quite possible that his current subscribers are going to look
elsewhere for help going forward.
At the moment, your channel among the three, is the newest. This means there is plenty of room for
growth as well as improvements!
The steps I recommend consist of the following:
 A ssisti ng w ith the textbo ok instructi o ns from N ew Perspecti ves M icro so ft
O ffi ce 365 & Excel 2016: Interm ediate

H aving closed captio ning for every single video on the Youtu be channel

Creati ng ti m estam ps in the video d escripti on for the tuto rial videos

H aving a secti on dedicated to beginner tutorials

B eing con sistent!

Regarding the first suggestion of textbook assisting, many students at Centennial College find that the
wording of the textbook to be misleading and even at times, confusing. One of the suggestions is that in
addition to leading students through the steps visually, you could also reword the instructions for them. Going
forward, this could better enable students to understand what the textbook was attempting to convey.
Additionally, you could have a video explaining as well as demonstrating some of the wordier instructions
from the textbook. You could comprise a list of said instructions from your current
semester’s students as it is likely that future students will run into
similar issues. This may take a good chunk of time to
accomplish but I guarantee students around the world will be
thankful for the time and effort you put into furthering their
education.
Secondly, the suggestion of including closed captioning in
every video is an important one. Currently, some of your
videos offer that option but I noticed that it is not consistent with
every single video offering it. As is, your channel is more geared towards aural
and visual learners. That is already phenomenal but what would make it excel would be adding
closed captioning to every video. If you decide to incorporate that, it opens the door for a whole other group
of people that learn in a verbal-oriented way. This is another action that may take some time to be fully
integrated into the channel but it’s efinitely one of those actions that you’ll feel the positive effects of long
after you’ve completed the captioning.
Thirdly, I noticed that some of your videos are a considerable length of time. This is a great quality to have
as it means you thoroughly go over every aspect of the topic being discussed in each respective video. One
minor adjustment you could make to each video is having timestamps in the description. This could enable
students who are short on time to easily maneuver their way through your videos to find the content they
require. Additionally, if those students find your time stamped videos useful, they may just link it to their
friends which will help your channel/videos gain views!
 Fourthly, I have noticed that not all people begin with an
understanding of how any of the Microsoft applications work. It
can be safe to say that tutorials for beginners would be beneficial
to people who are trying to either return to the workforce after a
long time or for someone who has never encountered these
applications before. It can be complicated to try and figure out
what sort of things a beginner may or may not know as you take
for granted the knowledge you already have. Starting with simple
actions such as teaching someone how to save a documented in
a specific folder or renaming it a specific name can be a starting
point to ease into. Students who previously lacked the beginner
knowledge will be extremely thankful once they understand the
basics and can make use of your more advanced videos to further enhance
their technological skills.
Lastly, I believe it will overall benefit you as well as your channel to stay consistent. Consistency provides a
sense of security and is comforting to most people as they will be more inclined to stick with you if you’re
someone they can count on. Providing this feeling of support will ensure loyal subscribers.
Remember that the You in Youtube is referring to the viewers rather than the owner of the channel; the
viewers are what keep a channel afloat after all! Keep on trying to improve even when everything seems to be
going well as there is no limit as to what someone can achieve. If you keep striving for excellence and
bettering your methods of teaching, there is nothing but success coming your way.