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Micro-Course Lesson — Talking Head

Script an engaging talking-head style micro-course lesson with clear teaching structure and visual engagement.

  • course
  • education
  • teaching
  • micro-learning
  • video
What this prompt made
Script a micro-course lesson on [LESSON_TOPIC]:

Course: [COURSE_NAME], Lesson [LESSON_NUMBER] of [TOTAL_LESSONS]
Duration: [DURATION] minutes (max 10)
Student level: [STUDENT_LEVEL] (beginner/intermediate/advanced)
Learning outcome: After this lesson, students will be able to [LEARNING_OUTCOME]
Presenter: [PRESENTER_NAME], [PRESENTER_CREDENTIALS]

[COLD OPEN — 0:00-0:15]
"In this lesson, you're going to learn [SPECIFIC_DELIVERABLE] — by the end you'll be able to [OUTCOME]."
Never start with "Hi I'm..." — state value immediately.

[CONTEXT — 0:15-0:45]
Why this matters: [WHY_IT_MATTERS]
Brief callback to previous lesson or forward reference

[TEACHING BLOCK 1 — 0:45-2:30]
Concept: [CONCEPT_1]
Format: Explain → Example → Application
VO: "[TEACHING_SCRIPT_1]"
B-roll/graphic cue: [VISUAL_1]

[TEACHING BLOCK 2 — 2:30-4:30]
Building on Block 1: [CONCEPT_2]
VO: "[TEACHING_SCRIPT_2]"

[DEMONSTRATION — 4:30-7:00]
Live walkthrough: [DEMO_DESCRIPTION]
Common mistakes to avoid: [COMMON_MISTAKES]

[RECAP — 7:00-8:00]
3 key takeaways as bullet points on screen

[BRIDGE — 8:00-end]
"Next lesson: [NEXT_TOPIC]"
Assignment: "Before next lesson, try: [ASSIGNMENT]"

Production: Clean background, good lighting, lapel mic, eye-level camera

[Highlighted] words are yours to fill in.