Written or Video Tutorials??
#1
Written or Video Tutorials??
Which do you prefer? My husband goes straight to YouTube if he need to learn how to do anything new, from car mechanics to re-roofing houses. His dad is the exact same: YouTube is the go-to. Myself personally, I way prefer a written tutorial. I don't need to click pause and refresh if I didn't understand exactly what was said the first time. I can reread over and over and I can easily keep the page open or bookmarked for later reference. And I absolutely hate the classic YouTube "First off, make sure you have unplugged your device..." Ten seconds later, the person says the same thing " So make sure your device is unplugged, and then you grab this thingy here... Ummm, let's see... Ah, here we go... " Yep, it would have been far clearer if I could have read it with proper names!
So, anyone else? Which do you prefer?
So, anyone else? Which do you prefer?
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#2
i learned to read a very loooooong time ago.
i do not like - at all - the current trend of "dumbing everything down" to a video or audio format.
we are being molded into a culture of vidiots.
that said, there is value in a written tutorial, to which i can refer conveniently, accompanied by a video demonstration.
having written a few tutorials myself i know you can't photograph every single step and something important can get left out.
let me read .... my books, my news, my "whatever."
i do not like - at all - the current trend of "dumbing everything down" to a video or audio format.
we are being molded into a culture of vidiots.
that said, there is value in a written tutorial, to which i can refer conveniently, accompanied by a video demonstration.
having written a few tutorials myself i know you can't photograph every single step and something important can get left out.
let me read .... my books, my news, my "whatever."
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I watch the videos but find they often waste my time with slow introductions, hand movements, and amateur video skills. Get to the point already!
I do like written instructions. There is an art to writing instructions that are clear and concise so one can follow along. Think how often patterns have mistakes or leave us confused.
It is also important that instructions are easy to read. Bullet lists and numbered steps are more visually pleasing than paragraph structure with sentences all lumped together.
It's great to have choices!
I do like written instructions. There is an art to writing instructions that are clear and concise so one can follow along. Think how often patterns have mistakes or leave us confused.
It is also important that instructions are easy to read. Bullet lists and numbered steps are more visually pleasing than paragraph structure with sentences all lumped together.
It's great to have choices!
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...there is value in a written tutorial, to which i can refer conveniently, accompanied by a video demonstration.
having written a few tutorials myself i know you can't photograph every single step and something important can get left out.
let me read .... my books, my news, my "whatever."
having written a few tutorials myself i know you can't photograph every single step and something important can get left out.
let me read .... my books, my news, my "whatever."
#9
I like both. I like to have written as a reference point, but I have come to the realization that I am more of a visual learner. If something in the written directions stumps me I watch a video to clarify.
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