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Assignment 3

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Assignment 3
Business English
Claudia’s Proposal for Mike’s Office
These are just suggestions based on current observation.

Mike’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 16,800~ 2,300,000~ 10,800,000~
Channel
Views
Key Focus  Teaching  Excel  Moodle
people how  Music  Excel
to become a covers  Word
Microsoft  PowerPoint
Office  Outlook
professional Access
First day a August 1, 2014 ii
May 17, 2012 iii
November 15,
Microsoft 2011 iv

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 ssistin g w ith th e te x tb o o k in stru c tio n s fro m N e w

P e rsp e c tiv e s M ic ro so ft O ff ic e 3 6 5 & E x c e l 2 0 1 6 :
In te rm e d ia te

H a v in g c lo se d c a p tio n in g fo r e v e ry sin g le v id e o o n th e
Y o u tu b e c h a n n e l

C re a tin g tim e sta m p s in th e v id e o d e sc rip tio n fo r th e

tu to ria l v id e o s

H a v in g a se c tio n d e d ic a te d to b e g in n e r tu to ria ls

B e in g c o n siste n t!

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.v 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.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3DIzb-AmIA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS5wbhWCOjc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE82JHNhaEY
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https://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/