A working tool from Dr. Jeanene Singleton

The Course Clarity Sheet

Turn what you know into a course worth building.

Six questions to get clear on who it’s for, the result, what belongs, and whether the market wants it — before you build a single lesson.

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Don’t build to find clarity. Build from clarity.

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Before you build anything, decide what deserves to be built.

You already know something worth teaching. These first three questions help you get clear on the expertise, the learner, and the destination.

01 — Start with what you already know

What do people already trust you to help them with?

Look for evidence in your real life: questions people ask, problems you solve, things you’ve taught, built, figured out, or helped someone else do.

People already come to me for help with:

Something I could teach from experience without starting from scratch:

A result I have already helped myself or someone else create:

Clarity check: Look for the overlap between what you know and what someone else finds useful.

02 — Get specific about the learner

Who needs this most?

Think about the person who would see your course and immediately think: “That is exactly what I need.”

The person I want to help is:

Right now, they are trying to:

But they keep getting stuck because:

Now write the problem the way THEY would say it:

Their language will matter later when you name, explain, and sell the course.

03 — Decide the destination

What should be different when they finish?

Don’t stop at “they’ll understand” or “they’ll learn.” Push one step further. What will they actually be able to do?

Before my course, they are:

After my course, they can:

If this works, they will leave with / be able to / have completed:

Clarity check: What will they actually be able to do with what you teach them?

04 — Check the course fit

Why does this need to be a course?

Think about what your learner needs to reach the result you named. A course makes sense when they need to learn, apply, and move through connected steps. If a checklist or template could solve the whole problem, that’s useful to recognize now.

What does your learner need to reach that result? Check what applies.

Explanation and examples to understand what to do and why Opportunities to apply what they learn to their own situation Practice to develop a skill Guidance through several connected decisions A sequence where each step builds on the one before it A way to check their work and make corrections as they go

This isn’t about how many boxes you check. Look at how those needs connect. Does your learner need a structured path to reach the result, or could a standalone resource do the job?

I think this result needs a course because… (If you’re unsure, name what you still need to figure out.)

05 — Keep Version 1 lean

What is the smallest strong version you could build?

Don’t ask, “What else could I include?” Ask, “What does my learner actually need to get the result?”

The result I absolutely need to help them achieve is:

To get there, they absolutely need:

Things I am giving myself permission to leave out of Version 1:

06 — Look for demand

What evidence do you already have that people want this?

Start with what you’ve actually seen: people asking for help, trying to solve the problem, or paying for a solution. Check what applies. If you don’t know yet, that’s something useful to name.

People repeatedly ask me for help with this problem I see people asking how to get this result People describe things they’ve tried that haven’t worked Someone has paid me to help solve this or a closely related problem I’ve seen evidence that people buy help with this problem, such as customer reviews I’ve found paid offers for this result, but haven’t checked for evidence of buyers yet I still need to gather evidence of demand

Your experience tells you what you can help with. These signals help you see whether people are actively seeking that help. Requests and purchases tell you more than likes alone. You’re gathering starting evidence, not proving your course will sell.

The strongest signal I already have is:

What I still need to learn from the market is:

Now pull it together

Your working course idea.

You do not need the perfect title yet. You need a clear working concept.

WHO — I want to help:

PROBLEM — They are struggling with:

RESULT — I want to help them:

VALUE — The reason this is more useful than piecing together random information:

Your working course promise

This course helps:

go from:

to:

so they can:

Use AI without handing over the decision

Now let AI help you see what you may have missed.

Paste your completed answers into ChatGPT or Claude with this prompt:

Act as my research assistant, not my decision-maker. Review my answers below and identify: 1. 3–5 patterns you notice 2. assumptions I may be making 3. questions I should research before building 4. areas where my audience, problem, or desired result is still too broad 5. what evidence I should look for to better understand market demand Do not create my curriculum or course outline yet. I am still deciding what I should build.

You keep the judgment. AI helps you see what you may have missed.

What comes next

You have a working idea. Let’s take it further.

You’ve started connecting what you know with someone you could help and a result that matters. You may also see a few questions you still need to answer. That’s useful progress.

Is there enough demand? What belongs in the course? And how do you turn everything you know into a clear path someone can actually follow?

That’s the work I walk you through in The 5-Day Build. We start by testing and sharpening your idea, then design the learning path, build from your expertise, and refine Version 1 into a focused, launch-ready course.

Save your answers. Print this sheet or save it as a PDF so your thinking lives somewhere you control.
Want a second look? Run the prompt above. Use ChatGPT or Claude to spot unclear answers and assumptions worth checking. You decide what to keep, question, or change.
Take your sheet into The 5-Day Build. What you just wrote is your head start on Day 1. Bring your answers forward as we research demand and decide what deserves to be built. You’ve already started. Now let’s put that thinking to work.

DECIDE → DESIGN → BUILD → REFINE

You bring the expertise. We’ll use AI to build faster.

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