1.7 – Scripting Lesson

Lesson Overview

Scripting is an essential step for anyone creating educational content that’s presented verbally—whether it’s a webinar, video course, e-learning module, or live session. While experts are often comfortable expanding on bullet points, this approach can lead to inconsistent delivery and misunderstandings, especially when presenting to non-expert audiences or producing content at scale.

A script ensures that your course remains clear, structured, and easy to follow, no matter who’s delivering it or how often it’s presented. Scripts are also crucial when you want to send your material to a voiceover professional, use a teleprompter for work on camera, or maintain a steady and clear progression for in-person training.

This lesson highlights how Generative AI, like ChatGPT, can simplify script creation by turning your detailed outline into a fully written, conversational script. The method demonstrated is especially helpful for non-native speakers and ensures accessibility by targeting an 8th-grade reading level—a proven approach for broader understanding.

If you want your course to be engaging, memorable, and easy to adapt across formats, scripting is a practice you can’t skip. This lesson shows you why and how, with practical AI-driven tools to get started.

Who This Is For

If you aim to present educational content with clarity and consistency, this lesson is for you. It supports:

• Course creators developing e-learning modules, webinars, or live training
• Educators designing instructional materials for students or adult learners
• Video producers scripting voiceovers or on-screen narration
• Learning & Development professionals standardizing team training content
• Anyone preparing presentations for diverse or international audiences
• Subject matter experts seeking to simplify complex material for non-experts

Where This Fits in a Workflow

Scripting comes after outlining your course content—once you’ve organized what you want to teach into logical sections and bullet points. With your outline in hand, scripting turns those points into a flowing, audience-ready document.

You’ll use script drafts to:

• Provide a clear script to a voiceover artist for e-learning narration
• Practice your delivery before a live webinar or presentation
• Use a teleprompter or speaker notes when recording video

For example, if you’ve just finished mapping out all your course modules and activities, scripting is the next step to lock in how you’ll communicate each topic clearly and consistently. This ensures you won’t overlook important transitions or lose your audience in technical language.

Technical & Workflow Benefits

Without scripting, course delivery often relies on off-the-cuff explanations or varies between presenters, increasing the risk of confusion and uneven learning outcomes. Writing a script—especially with AI assistance—standardizes content across formats and offer several advantages:

• Speeds up content preparation compared to writing from scratch, thanks to AI
• Reduces the risk of omitting key information or losing flow
• Ensures all lessons use clear, engaging language for non-expert audiences
• Simplifies updates in the future—just revise the script if content changes
• Supports inclusivity by sticking to an 8th-grade reading level, welcoming diverse learners

Teams or solo creators can produce polished, repeatable material efficiently—freeing up time for higher-level course improvements.

Practice Exercise

Let’s apply what you’ve learned using your current course outline (or use a provided sample if you’re just starting out):

1. Take your expanded outline with engagement activities.
2. Use the suggested ChatGPT prompt: “Act as an instructional designer. Generate a webinar script based on the following outline. [Paste Your Expanded Outline]. Write the script in a conversational tone relevant to [Insert Your Specific Audience], and be sure the information is presented at an 8th-grade reading level.”
3. Review the generated script. Edit it in a word processor to personalize, clarify, or simplify as needed.

Ask yourself: Does your edited script flow naturally and make sense for someone brand new to the topic? Compare your AI-generated draft with your outline—notice what the script adds in terms of introductions, transitions, and clarity.

Course Context Recap

This scripting lesson follows your course outlining work and is a crucial step for turning ideas into audience-ready material. Previous lessons built your expanded outline and engagement activities; now, scripting shapes these into a conversational, clear narrative for real-world delivery. As you move ahead in this course, you’ll see how to refine scripts, pair them with visuals, or use them in actual recording or teaching sessions. Continue through the course to master each stage and unlock the full potential of your educational content.