Linus Sebastian of the tech YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips (and its various spinoffs) recently talked to Colin & Samir about his "10 Rules Of Video Making". So I decided to sit down and think about how these rules applied to my own videos and how I might use them to improve my own output going forward.

My Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ctrlaltrees

Relevant Links: Colin & Samir LTT Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmNzEf7dXsw Linus Tech Tips: https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips COAST Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqWkACvpne8 Mac Mini Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSKK7ZjhkC4 Mac Mini Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjX6SyvMuuU Atari 5200 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Nu9wIHePE

Chapters: 00:00 Intro (Do Feel Free To Skip If You Don’t Care About The Context) 03:56 Who Is This For? Why Would They Watch? 06:01 Control The Scope - Make Sure The Point Isn’t Too Broad 08:55 Don’t Waste The Viewer’s Time 11:26 Load Up The Learning Outcomes 13:24 Plan For Flow - Some Ideas Will Have A Natural Order 15:21 Make It Personal 18:55 Provide Context - It’s Not Always Obvious 21:32 Plan For The Payoff 22:13 Tell And Show Your Audience How To Feel 25:35 Have Fun (The Audience Will Know If You’re Not!)