Comment by csallen

Comment by csallen a year ago

4 replies

This exactly. I don't think the average person is as comfortable as a medical professional at starting at videos/images of messed up teeth, injuries, disease, etc. It's not exactly what we want to stare at when learning.

csallen a year ago

Also, while I'm at it, I'd suggest maybe putting an hour or two of research into how to make content… exciting? I know you're a dentist and a software engineer, not a YouTuber, but it's worth looking up a bit about what YouTubers and entertainers know about how to hold an audience's attention. Just a few small changes can probably result in a 1.5-3x improvement in the number of people who make it to the end of a video.

  • loco5niner a year ago

    Another perspective, I don't feel like these informational videos need to be exciting. For this, I feel like 'just the facts' are a breath of fresh air.

    • csallen a year ago

      Maybe exciting is the wrong word, but compelling is a better one.

      For example, just the order of how you present information matters. Compare these two approaches:

      1. "If you don't floss enough, then <BadThing> may happen. Here's tips on how to floss: A, B, C."

      2. "Here's tips on how to to floss: A, B, C. Btw, this can help prevent <BadThing>."

      The first is better. "Boring" information ceases to be boring and instead becomes compelling when you have a strong reason to want to know the information. Thus, it's important to hook people by giving them that motivational reason to watch/listen before you jump right into a video or article. Otherwise, you will likely only retain viewers who already arrive with their own personal motivations.

      • loco5niner a year ago

        The very first video, pinned to the top, is titled "Why is oral hygiene important?" and lists both <BadThing> and <GoodThing>.

        The site follows approach 1 as you suggest (at least it does today).