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Screen recording on top, pressed keys below
A viral learning and careers format on TikTok and Instagram
Split the frame so the software demo runs on top and the shortcut keys appear below, either as a keyboard cam with lit keys or as a pinned key list.
4
accounts it worked for
24x
median, times their usual
#9
of 43 in learning and careers
Editing trick
Voiceover, Video, Talking head
Why it works
Viewers can follow each shortcut with no explanation, and the persistent key display makes the video worth saving. Chained demos with no intro keep the pace fast.
Hook formula[Key 1] + [Key 2] = [result] in [app]
How to make it
- 1Record the screen and the keyboard (or key overlay) at the same time
- 2Stack them in a split screen
- 3Show each key press as the result happens
- 4Keep the full shortcut list pinned or chain the demos back to back
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @finance_with_tihon
14K followers, TikTok
“Ctrl Alt + Alt H O W: 3 Alt W V G Alt W E F”
49x their usual views, voiceover, skills and how-tos
- @ms.tips94
165K followers, TikTok
“MS Word Signature Symbol: Signature”
35x their usual views, video, skills and how-tos
- @smartpcskills
1.2M followers, Instagram
“Control plus T creates a table.”
13x their usual views, voiceover, skills and how-tos
- @rocinprogress
6K followers, TikTok
“Excel skill every accounting student should know”
11x their usual views, talking head, skills and how-tos
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.