Break a long course into a microlearning series
Splits dense training into short, standalone lessons sequenced over time, each with one objective and a practice moment.
The prompt
Turn my long course or content into a microlearning series.
Source content: [PASTE OUTLINE, SLIDES TEXT, OR DOCUMENT]
Learners and where they will consume it: [e.g. "retail staff on phones between shifts"]
Business outcome: [WHAT SHOULD IMPROVE]
Delivery channel: [LMS, mobile app, email, Teams/Slack, video]
Time available per lesson: [e.g. "3-5 minutes"]
Release schedule: [e.g. "two per week for 6 weeks"]
Rules:
- One objective per lesson. If a lesson needs two, split it.
- Each lesson must stand alone (someone can find it later via search) but the series should build.
- Every lesson ends with a quick action or retrieval question, not just content.
- Cut nice-to-know material ruthlessly; list what I cut so I can decide.
- Microlearning is a poor fit for complex skills needing extended practice; flag any content that should stay as a longer session.
Return:
1. A series map table: # | Lesson title | Single objective | Format (video, card, scenario, quiz, infographic) | Key message | Practice or action | Minutes.
2. Release sequence with spaced review lessons built in.
3. A sample lesson written in full so I can see the pattern.
4. Content I cut, and content that should not be microlearning.
5. How to measure whether the series is working beyond views.
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What to fill in
- PASTE OUTLINE, SLIDES TEXT, OR DOCUMENT
- e.g. "retail staff on phones between shifts"
- WHAT SHOULD IMPROVE
- LMS, mobile app, email, Teams/Slack, video
- e.g. "3-5 minutes"
- e.g. "two per week for 6 weeks"
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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