Creating Your Outline

In this lesson, Sue walks you through how to turn a chaotic brain dump into a clear, compelling talk. This is the content creation phase — no fluff, no ego, just facts, flow, and your authentic voice. Whether you're writing a keynote, a sales video, a course, or even a book, it all starts here.

You'll explore the full arc: from raw ideas to bullet points, categories, flow, and refinement — until your talk feels strong, smooth, and ready to shine.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

  • Start with the brain dump — by hand, messy, no deleting, no perfectionism.
  • Follow these three key lists:
    • 10 questions you can answer brilliantly
    • 10 problems you solve
    • 10 objections you commonly hear
  • Rules for the dump: No fluff. No stories (yet). Just facts and main points.
  • Once it’s out: organize by category, then linear flow — from problem to solution to transformation.
  • Let your talk unfold like steps on a path. Clear steps = clear takeaways for your audience.
  • Once you have structure, you can trim it, expand it, rearrange it — or even spin off new talks and products from branches of the content.

📝 Workbook Prompt (pages 18-22):

Brain dump your content around one topic.
Then:

  1. Identify your bullet points.
  2. Group and categorize.
  3. Arrange for flow.
  4. Refine for clarity.

You’re not just brainstorming — you’re building. Let it be messy, visual, and most of all, yours.