How To Create Engaging Udemy Courses
You want students on Udemy to enjoy your course so that they will tell their friends about it and purchase any new courses that you create don’t you? Well the best way to do this is to create engaging courses. Unfortunately students abandon a lot of Udemy courses and they leave negative reviews. You can avoid this by following the advice below.
Plan your Udemy Course
Spend time planning your course by using an outline. Find out what questions your students want answered and work this into your course. When you are creating your outline come up with a number of steps for the student to complete to master the subject.
For each of these steps you need to add the details of the training. So if you are providing a course about mastering WordPress for beginners the first step will probably be installing the blog platform on a domain name. The content for this module could be:
* The difference between WordPress.com and hosted WordPress
* Domain name and web hosting
* Using the one click install feature of your web hosting
* Creating a strong password
* Testing your WordPress installation
Do this for each one of the steps you have identified. Tell your students what they can expect at the beginning of each training video and conclude the learning points at the end. 
Keep Videos Short
Udemy students do not want to watch a 20 minute video. Some of them will be using a smartphone to view the course content and the small screen makes watching long videos difficult. 
Make all of your Udemy training videos shorter than 10 minutes. If you need to cover more detail then break this up into parts and create different videos for each part. When a student sees long duration videos in your course it will put them off purchasing it.
Get to the Point
All of your training videos should be simple and get straight to the point. Don’t waste your time and your student’s time by rambling on and on. Create a script for your videos so that you stick to the point and don’t go off on tangents.
Most people are not good at recording training videos on the fly. When they “wing it” the video contains many “ums” and “ahs” and other repetitive terms such as “you know”. This will irritate your students if there are too many instances of these things. At least use a prompt script to stay on track.
Add Stories to your Videos
Everyone likes a good story so add some of your experiences in your videos. Don’t make your stories too long of course. Make your lessons fun and inject humor where possible. Be passionate about your subject at all times.
Avoid Distractions
Check out the background when you are recording live video. Are there distracting things there such as a clock, a pet, and curtains with complex patterns for example? You want your student to concentrate on what you are saying and not be distracted by these kinds of things.
Use Quizzes
You can add quizzes to your training modules after each video or at the end of each section. This is a great way for your student to interact. They can also see how well they are doing by answering the quiz. 
Use a multiple choice answer technique with your quizzes. All of the questions must relate to the training that the student has received in that particular section. Quizzes are a great way to drive up student engagement.
