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Brave New Path

I am Founder & Job Search Coach at Brave New Path, where I help skilled immigrants in Germany get interviews and job offers through structured networking, personalized coaching, and community.

Sorry, you're not Dave 😅

Today, I wrote an email update to Gen Propel's subscribers on what we're up to. I haven't done this in four months. It showed. To make my writing more personal, I always start by addressing it to a hypothetical person, ex – "Hi Dave&

Skillshare course intro v2

Today, I rewrote our Skillshare course's intro [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/gen-propel-skillshare-course-intro/] based on what I learned [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/my-ideal-skillshare-intro-lessons-learned-from-analyzing-three-skillshare-classes/] from studying three Skillshare class intros. Here's the before and after: And here's me practicing the part on "Who am I?

My ideal Skillshare intro, lessons learned from studying three Skillshare classes

I scheduled for us to record our Skillshare class yesterday. While we were setting up, I realized I forgot to buy the lightning to 3.5mm jack connector for the lapel mic, so we had to reschedule. To make use of the time, we decided to practice filming, starting with

Learning visual note-taking with Verbal to Visual

I was talking to a fellow course creator about the Skillshare course [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/gen-propel-skillshare-course-intro/] we're creating. He mentioned that including simple illustrations work super well for him. The ideas are more 'sticky' for students. I'm in love with words. I love

Project 100 origin story

If we talk regularly, I will at some point mention "Project 100." For example, I allude to it in Gen Propel [https://genpropel.com/course/]'s course page and in How I change career so 'easily' [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/career-transitions/]: > Every time I

Gen Propel Skillshare course: Introduction

From yesterday's studying YouTube Success with MKBHD [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/youtube-success-with-mkbhd/]... > He scripts 98% of what he will say on camera, in order to share as many useful things in the shortest amount of time possible. He literally writes the whole thing, from the beginning to

YouTube Success with MKBHD and the value of an MBA in 2021

I took a break from outlining our Skillshare course to learn from how others do it. I'm definitively a reader and not a video person, so this exercise is valuable to me. I studied the course: YouTube Success: Script, Shoot & Edit with MKBHD [https://skl.sh/3iyBju1]