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18 years ago today, I uploaded my first YouTube video. I was 29, living in Germany, studying at the Goethe Institute, and working as an opera singer. A classmate from Turkey asked me to help him sound more American, and that unlocked everything.
In this video, I take you back through it all: my very first lesson (on the tricky TH+S sound), filming in front of a green bed sheet, early videos in New York City, the first-ever YouTube EduCon, writing my book, launching Rachel’s English Academy, and the 13-million-view video I never saw coming.
On my first day, I got 4 views. In my first six weeks, 3 subscribers. Thank you for being part of this adventure.
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Read the full lesson + practice: https://rachelsenglish.com/how-it-all-started-18-years-of-rachels-english-on-youtube/
00:00 Introduction
00:02 18 Years of Rachel's English on YouTube
00:17 How old were you 17 years ago?
00:25 A lot of videos were shot in NYC
00:40 Channel started when Rachel was living in Germany, 1st video - THS Sound
01:31 Rachel as an opera singer and learning German language
01:53 Rachel singing Aria from the Magic Flute
02:21 Giray from Turkey
02:41 Rachel uploaded her 1st video
02:52 YouTube in 2008
03:52 Rachel's viewer stats back then
04:25 Skype Lessons
05:18 8-week road trip with David
05:45 EduCon
05:54 Sal Khan of Khan Academy
06:03 YouTube Filming Space in NYC
07:03 Parents and brother sang a Christmas song
07:26 2013, participated in a YouTube Program in LA
07:42 Disney with other creators
07:59 Invited one of the followers to come at a party
08:08 Rachel got married
08:36 Rachel's Book
09:16 Rachel babies
09:46 Simple English Videos by Vicki and Jay
10:09 October 2016 Rachel's English Academy was born
10:39 Rachel's most popular video
11:03 Mini conversations
11:21 David showing up on Rachel's video
11:59 Technical aspects of speaking an anatomy
12:16 House Tour
12:28 Making more shorts than long form videos
13:12 YouTube's overall vibe has changed, her thoughts
14:36 Rachel's Kids schedule watching YouTube and what they're watching
15:18 Antiques Road Show
16:42 Check out RachelsEnglishAcademy.com
16:47 What are your thoughts on Social Media these days
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