An outline will not only help you create a better product, but it will help you do it in a shorter period of time. Outlines, are tools that make your product creation faster and easier. Outlines work for all types of products. With an outline, you know exactly how you want to produce your product and in what order. You will not have to stop and come up with new ideas or think about what part should come next. Rarely when working with an outline will you find yourself at a stand still trying to decide what needs done next.
Outlines, including e-book outlines, come in a number of different formats. Despite all these formats, there are some items which are almost always included in an outline. These items are the main topic, headings, and subheadings. This basic format can be adapted in many ways.
When writing an e-book, or even when creating a video you may want to write an outline for each chapter or in the case of a video each scene. While it may seem like a lot of work, In the end, this is likely to improve your final product. In fact, the use of an outline may be the one thing that helps to set your product apart from thousands of others.
Here are a couple samples of basic outlines
Topic: The Magic of the The Word “To”
1) In the English Language there are different ways to use the word “to”
a) The Different meanings of the word “to”
1) to
2) too
3) two
b) Examples of ways to use the word “to”
1) use as a number
2) Too be included
3) as a verb showing action
2) The word “to” is very useful…..
For a video your outline may look like this;
Topic: How to make a video
Scene one
Title Card -How To Make A video
Scene Two
Title Card-
To Start Making Videos you will need some basic Equipment and Software
Equipment
a) camera
b) web cam
1) Different types of cameras
2) Different types of web cams
Software
a) windows movie maker
b) Camtasia
Of course your actual outline could go into much more detail then shown in these examples. The most important thing is to choose a outline method that helps you streamline your product production. It could be as basic as a set of organized notes on a sheet of paper, or a very detailed outline using one of the above formats. The most vital part is to get your plan and your ideas out of your head and organized on paper.
For the best chance of success, you should choose an outline method that you feel comfortable working with. If you find yourself having a difficult time preparing or reading an outline, keep on experimenting. Soon you will find an outline format that you enjoy working with and one that will increase your productivity.
on Aug 15th, 2009 at 6:22 am
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on Aug 26th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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on Oct 26th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
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on Nov 9th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
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on Apr 29th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
dude…”too be included” is an incorrect use of ‘too’…ironic that you would get it wrong since you are the one explaining the use of the word ‘to’.
‘Too’ is used to describe an excess as in “too many” or or can be used to replace the word ‘also’ as in “you should come too”.
Keep up the fight