Power University content updates & discussions: what's new
Hi guys,
I’m referring to this post by Lucio.
Looking at the changelog, the course has gone through some major updates already.
And every single one did take quite some time for sure (and effort of course).
What I think would be a nice win-win is, if you Lucio, provided the updated modules on their own as soon as they are ready (maybe with a “beta status"), instead of the whole course at once.
The reasons for this were, that you could focus on the content-updates, and the “beta-testers” would enjoy the update far quicker than if you published it as a whole.
The benefit for you would be that you wouldn’t have to focus on typos and similar stuff, because the test-readers likely would be happy to provide you with these in their own Power-University- Typos, Grammar, Sintax, & Content Improvement - Megathread.
Though, I don’t know if this is compatible with your working style, as it would have to be mostly module wise. But maybe it is.
Edit:
Fixed a typo in the title thanks to John, and added "& discussions" to clarify the community-driven element of Power University's development.
Anon,
I really love this idea.
I still need to think about how make that work in some ways. Releasing or amending new lessons bit by bit would then make the course a "work in progress", and people who are joining during that timeframe might not be too happy about it, and instead demand either a finished product, or something that's not changing beneath their own very eyes.
But I still love the idea, definitely something I might be doing. Maybe adding a (beta) in parenthesis could help designate what's still a work-in-progress, for example.
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Following up on this suggestion:
- Aggressive gambit openers: a new quiz analyzing and strategizing for aggressive gambit openers
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Quote from Lucio Buffalmano on September 27, 2020, 5:46 amFollowing up on this suggestion:
- Aggressive gambit openers: a new quiz analyzing and strategizing for aggressive gambit openers
Really liked it! Especially the explanations are in-depth and make it very clear.
What I noticed:
Question 1:
- it would make the explanation slightly better to read if you format it numberwise, as now it is a text-block for me, so
1. No, ...
2. Yes, ...
- would be easier to read. - Also it seems you mixed up explanations number 3 and number 4.
Question 2:
- "Pick the correct answer."
I don't think a call to action is unappropriate, but this appears a bit on the dominant side, a question would be friendlier. - Slightly more elegant if you put in the original exchange picture because I can't go back to read the original image you showed once I started the quizz, I land on question 1, though context is still there.
- First option, one " too much at the end
Question 3:
- Now I'm a bit out of context, I can't go back to the original exchange image and don't remember the context literally.
- Formatting the explanation numberwise would improve readability here too.
- "potential running Facebook ads for this course It was not an effective offer" - missing dot before the It
- "reason I'm asking is... " It was very effective in taking the edge off his nosy" - missing dot before the It
- "so it *decreases* some" - looks like the -decreases- should appear bold but isn't, haven't seen you using *s to emphasise before, but may be wrong on that
Question 4:
- would profit from the full context as well
- "albeit the information that *I* chose to share," - again * as emphasis not sure if intentional
- Even if I redo the quizz, I'm not able to access the original introduction with the context picture, it should really be included in the questions, or at least question 1.
Slightly too late to edit the op:
Question 2:
"Pick the correct answer."
I don't think a call to action is unappropriate, but this appears a bit on the dominant side, a question would be friendlier. I realized this is to indicate only one option is correct.
Anon, thanks man!
Such a great, next level feedback.
Pictures added on each questions now.
And only thanks to your feedback I even tried to use HTML tags in the text editor for the "check" box.
And it worked.
It improved readability and user experience by 10x!
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New lesson's out:
Still must read-through again to make sure it flows, and maybe add a few things.
Also incorporating some of the previous feedback
- Added "CORE" at the end of the title: so those who are in a hurry can focus on the most crucial lessons. Plus it provides information on what requires the most attention
- Adding the estimated length / time to completion: so people know how much time they'll need to go through a lesson (it's visible at the curriculum level)
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Quote from Lucio Buffalmano on October 6, 2020, 7:47 amNew lesson's out:
Somehow I completely missed you already posted a new lessen 2 whole weeks ago - I was hoping a new one would come and it is already there for 2 weeks!
I have saved the link now to look more often.
Possible improvements:
- Title: "Social Exchanges: The Math of Social Success"
Suggestion: it seems it isn’t all that much about math, and as math has associations of -hard- and -complicated-, 'economics' may be slightly better
- It’s a long lesson, but it’s only because it’s foundational, and it forms the premise for any effective social strategy.
→the emphasized seems unnecessary
- “starts from the (proven) premise”
→you like to give links to studies, so not sure if you forgot to include one here as it would fit
- relationships, the golden standard of social
→gold standard
- “N.2 tells us”
- “N.4 tells us”
→a bit pedantic but correct would be: No.2 and No.4
- “finally get a meeting”
→got/gets
- “he is willing to work hard make up the value”
→missing ‘to'
- “one way my brother in arm”
“my brother in arm impressed”
→brother in arms (military) is most likely not meant here
- “come across as a worst person”
→worse
- “What does it do?”
→beginning letters of the then following sentences not capitalized
- “One of the goals of this course -and of this website, is to”
→missing second ‘-’ after ‘website’ or missing gap before ‘and’
- “You can influence your value a little bit.
For example, by carrying yourself like you’re very valuable, you can increase your actual value.
Social scalping is also a way to increase the value of your offering (more on it later). But you need to be careful walking that line.”
→I think it sounds a bit too much as if social scalping were a fine thing to do
- “and can appreciate it as well”
→missing dot at the end
- “becoming the N.1 “
→No.1
- “Take software developers, for example.
Boring to most anyone outside of developers.”
→outside of the field
- “will start and last”
→missing dot
- “Some of them include:”
→possible missing dots after each following point.
- “you here, I would have invited you myself”
→missing dot
- “WIIFT Failures: a thread with plenty of examples on value takers
First Impressions In Social Exchanges”
→headline too close to text compared to other instances
- "These are some more advanced rules of social exchanges:"
→inconsistency with the dots at the end of each point
- “will recoil in disgust”
→missing dot
- “It simply that you better include in your request how it will help them achieve they are interested to achieve, which might also be a pro-social or selfless goal.”
→missing 'means'
→missing 'what'
- “It’s basic, and yet countless of people stumble”
→’of’ shouldn’t be there
- “Even if you appeal to selfish self-interest, don’t make it sound like you are!”
→selfish is redundant, their self-interest would improve the context slightly
- I’d still refuse because if they got #1, I don’t want no money.
→no shouldn’t be there
- (not in this specific case since I don’t do private offers that offers that are available to others, but he’d
→redundant 'offers that' and you likely meant 'aren't' instead of 'are'
- But, since I do am giving quite some value
→redundant 'do'
- “As a rule of thumb:”
→then you list ‘dos’ and ‘avoids’ but are inconsistent with punctuation at the end of each points. I think capitalized letters at the beginning of each point would also look slightly better.
- ““direct exchange talk” technique (read below)”
→is not in the same lesson
- “Here are important real-life applications from the social exchange theory are:”
→you then list points 1 to 4, and 1 to 3 miss a dot after the sentence
- “1. Focus on what you bring to the table: make this your N.1 rule of social exchange”
→No.1
- "3. Ask yourself if the relationship is balanced: seek to have balanced relationships, are they stronger and happier."
→they are
All in all I really like it, extremely helpful concepts (social accounting with currencies, debt, credit, overdrafts, etc.), as usual very practically orientated and a clean, attractive presentation. Timewise 1,5h seems accurate and the 'core'-flag very well deserved.
Magic analysis, Anon, thank you so much!!
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New updates:
Frame Control Strategies: New Module
Since frame control is so important, as well as so misunderstood, I dedicated a whole module to it.
- Frames 101: Two new paragraphs on:
- Mindsets and belief of frame control
- "Frame cementing" technique, a super powerful tool of persuasion ju-jitsu
- Quiz - frame analysis: a new quiz on how to properly analyze frames, including power dynamics and strategies
- Frame control techniques: broke it into two lessons, added 2 more techniques ("frame shocking" and "frame stealing"), added more examples, and general upgrade and improvement
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