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Hi, and welcome.

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My name is Stephane Maarek,

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and I will be your instructor for this course.

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I'm delighted to have you here.

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I really hope that you enjoy this course

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and that you will go all the way through with it.

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This is just a two minutes introduction

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so that you get to know me.

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And then we'll hop it right into the course.

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I'm French, so if you hear a small accent,

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this is where it comes from.

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The sweet country of France.

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But I've also lived in the United States,

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in Australia, in Mexico, and now in Portugal.

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My expertise is going to be around AWS certifications

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and Apache Kafka.

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Why?

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Well, because in my career, I've had the chance

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to be a data analyst, a big data engineer, a developer,

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and an AWS solutions architect.

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And obviously, well, (chuckles) today, I'm a teacher.

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I love to teach, and this is my passion.

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And I wanna help you achieve any goal you have

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through online learning.

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Before we get started with this course,

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there are two ways you can connect with me.

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First place is on LinkedIn,

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this is where I will share more professional updates,

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such as news on the AWS and the Kafka ecosystem,

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course releases, and most importantly,

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where I will congratulate you

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if you tag me on your course certificates.

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So for example, if you just completed the course

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or passed a certification, make a post and mention me.

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And I will make sure to congratulate you.

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I love to see my students reach their goals,

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this is my main motivation.

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The second way is on Instagram.

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Instagram is a big project of mine

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that I started over two years ago.

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I love to travel the world

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and I decided to meet students along the way.

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Every time I go to a new destination,

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I'll make a post and I will try to meet students.

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And to date, I've already met over 25 students.

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Anytime, I meet with students, we'll have a chat

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about your goals, how the course helps you,

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your achievements, your career, and then at the end,

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I will make a post about it.

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So if you wanna get a chance to meet me

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or read about other students' story

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or get more personal behind the scenes updates,

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then follow me on Instagram.

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Finally, before starting this course,

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I want you to set a goal.

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By setting a goal, you will have a much higher chance

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of finishing this course and learning a lot.

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So maybe you wanna finish your course

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in three weeks, that's perfect.

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Take a piece of paper and a pen, write your goal on it,

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and then stick with it.

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This is how you learn

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and this is how you'll make the most out of this course.

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And don't hesitate to go through the lectures

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as many times as needed.

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This is what video is used for.

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If necessary, you can speed up or slow down

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the playback speed so it becomes easier

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for you to understand me.

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So that's it for me.

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I hope you will enjoy this course.

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And I will see you in the next lecture.

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Happy learning.

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