Writing a course can be excruciating.

But it doesn't have to be. Most people try to create a course from the top of their outline to the bottom. But there's an easier way.

I show you three methods I use to make course creation both faster and easier.

1) Create a three-level outline

Level 1: A simple list of three topics you'll cover.

Level 2: A series of questions about each topic such as "What is the concept?" "Why is it important" "How do you use it?"

Level 3: Answer the questions with bullet points.

2) Write the easy parts of the outline

While writing the bullets for my next course, I noticed I could answer the what, why how questions in my sleep such as "What is the top-level outline?" and "Why is the top-level outline so valuable?"

3) Prep the hard parts

We can't put off the hard parts forever. So I prepare for them in advance.  As I scan my outline there's one part that I know is hard from experience. Writing the examples.  How will I make this easier? I'll assemble the examples ahead of time.

That's it. Just these three strategies can speed up course creation. 1) Create three-level outline. 2) Start with the easy stuff. 3) Prep to make the hard parts easier.

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