Here's Why Mr. C Prefers Courses Done In PDF Files Versus Video Courses

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As you're studying the course what do you do when you hear/read a really important point?

What Mr. C does is highlight it in the PDF file so if he references the PDF file in the future it sticks out. Along with this he'll copy & paste the important points into topic specific Word docs where he'll group the information in the Word Doc. It's like creating a business blueprint from courses.

Bluntly, when Mr. C studies a course he prefers a written course in a PDF file. The reason for this is, like mentioned, he can highlight key points in the PDF file, or he can copy and paste the key point to another document with the same type of information. 

Plus, it's far easier to do a "search" for a keyword in a PDF file to find information far faster.

Pulling key points and data from a video is far more time consuming! For one you have to watch the whole video while pausing at key points so you can type out (no copy and paste ability) the key points to a document. This makes it far harder and more time consuming to reference these key points to help you build your business.

With videos Mr. C only wants to go through them one time because of how time consuming they are for learning and pulling information out of. He'll dissect videos and pull every nugget of information out of them along with taking screen shots of the video when necessary to paste into the Word Doc.

Video's with a lot of fluff irritates the heck out of Mr. C. His position is, if you're going to do the course via video then get to the point and only teach. If you want to tell stories do them in a separate video.

Breaking up the course into smaller videos is also preferred, and for goodness sakes please label them accurately (file name).

It seems today that most courses are video courses. This is because it increases the perceived value of the course allowing the course creator to charge more money. Course creators are taught to create their courses with video so they can charge more.

With video courses Mr. C will create a Word Doc solely for that course where he'll turn that video course into a written course. But, he'll only pull key points from the videos, not the whole thing. He's only after the key points which will help him.

You need to understand, Mr. C does not buy courses for entertainment value. He buys courses to learn from. This means he need to pull out the lessons and key points which is just simply far easier and less time consuming with a PDF file over a video course. It also allows him to "search" for information far faster which is just as important.

It's for this reason Mr. C always does his courses in a PDF format.

This doesn't mean he doesn't use video because he does, but only under the following conditions:

1. When "showing" you how to do something. There are times when you just need to "see how it's done" so you clearly understand what he's teaching you or showing you.
2. When a deeper explanation is required. May include a spreadsheet or something else to help explain it.

It's all strategy to help you get the most out of the course.

When you need to see how something is done video is the way to go. 

But once you start trying to pull information out of the courses you'll appreciate PDF files for the reasons mentioned above.

Finally, the other medium Mr. C likes a lot is audio files, but not to replace the PDF files. What he likes is the course also record to an audio file so he can listen to the course from his smart phone (he copies the files to it). This allows him to continue learning while driving, grocery shopping, doing the dishes and other honey-do's, and when other opportunities arise.

When a really key thing is shared he'll record it on his smart watch (has an audio recorder on it). Then when he gets back to his PC he'll replay the audio files he created and type them up.

His preference for course materials is:

1. His top preference is PDF files.
2. This is followed by audio files.
3. Last is videos, unless it's showing how to do something. When video is used, short videos to "show" how to do something is best.

Learning How To Go Through A Course To Get The Maximum Value From It...

Mr. C has taught others how to go through a course to get maximum value from it. This includes learning how to pull information out of a course and then how to paste this information in an organized way which is easy to find again when needed. 

He's planning to do a video on this because this is something you need to be "shown". Make sure you're on our mailing list so you're notified when he creates this video.