Lesson 9: Your Writing Outline

Lesson 9:
Your Outline Cheat Sheet

In Lesson 9, you learned how to:

 Whip out effortless articles quickly using a simple, effective outline

 Stay focused on your point so that readers stay on track
 Write content that delivers a single message easily.

This worksheet will help you put your new knowledge into practice. Print it out and use it
immediately for tangible results.

You'll also want to print a copy of this worksheet and keep it handy in a folder, as you may
need it later in the course.

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P
rofessional writers use outlines for writing content all the time – and for good reason.
Outlines speed up the writing process and take out the guesswork. You won't have to
pause and wonder 'what next?'; what you need to write is all right there. Outlines also
help you avoid rambling or getting off track on tangential information. Your work stays
focused and on target the whole way through.

This worksheet provides you with a simple outlining template you can print and fill out any time
you need to write for your business. It applies to blog posts, newsletter content, a page of
website copy, a section of ebook content (or even a whole ebook!), emails to prospective
clients… anything.

Just fill in the blanks, and away you go.

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Your Outline Template

Your 3-Sentence Mini:

1. _______________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________

Write sentence 1 of your Mini here:

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Add three points that uphold, stress, quantify or explain the sentence above.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

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Write sentence 2 of your Mini here:

______________________________________________________________________

Add three points that uphold, stress, quantify or explain the sentence above.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

Write sentence 3 of your Mini here:

______________________________________________________________________

Add three points that uphold, stress, quantify or explain the sentence above.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

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Additional notes, references or 'don't forgets':

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