Three Questions That Consistently Break The Overwhelm Of Creating A Course
Day 4 of building my next course in public
Creating a lesson for a course is overwhelming.
We stare at a blank page. We don't know what to put where. We don't know how to begin.
Questions are the answer.
They cure overwhelm because we all know how to answer a question. But what questions to ask? There are three proven questions will help you organize the details of your teaching in minutes.
They are:
1) What is the concept?
Any new concept requires a clear definition.
2) Why is it important?
Tell us why it matters. Why should we be paying attention?
3) How do you use it?
Now that we're informed and motivated, tell us what to do. Give the detailed steps.
Example:
On Day 4 of building my program on Atom-sized courses, I wrote out the WWH questions for each section. Below are the three questions from Part 3: The Information Sandwich.
What is the information sandwich?
Why is the information sandwich important?
How do you create both types of information sandwich?
These questions may seem elementary but they focus your mind on providing the essential details. The horror of the blank page is obliterated and you can get down to outlining.
Below is the entire outline so far:
That’s it for today. See you again tomorrow where I show how to include three additional elements of your course outline.