Unfortunately, there's a new trend that basically breaks every single one of Meryl’s rules, it even has a name. It's called Hormozi captions. It's colorful, it pops, it moves, the fonts change, it’s all over the place. What is going on? - Jeff Frick
It just feels like people are confusing the purpose of the closed caption to communicate information, as you always say, make it clear, make it concise, make it easy to read or nothing else matters. - Jeff Frick
There’s a reason captions have been boring all these years it’s because they work. They are not meant to be the show. They are not meant to be the star. The video and the content of the video is supposed to be the star and this Hormozi stuff is taking away from that. - Meryl Evans
If you want to add graphics, add graphics.
Hormozi captions are graphics, not captions.
They are not a substitution for, nor fulfil the role of captions, the clear, easily digestible, communication of what is being said and heard in the video.
One of the few area where the answer was clear cut.
Stick with boring and straight forward to make your audiences life easier.
These Side-by-Side Videos Will Make You Rethink Your Captioned Videos
https://meryl.net/why-captioned-videos-are-important/
Best Captioning Practices vs. Hormozi-Style Captions
Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf): Captions, Clean, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick, Episode 35
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Make it clear, make it concise, make it easy to read or nothing else matters