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The 5Mins Bite-sizing Guide

Our step-by-step method for turning long training videos and documents into microlessons your people will actually finish. Written for anyone who creates training.

The 5Mins Bite-sizing Guide cover
  • The golden rules: 3 minutes tops, one idea per microlesson and visuals wherever you can
  • How to write microlesson titles that do the job of an intro
  • Using the 80/20 rule to find the content that matters most
  • Step-by-step editing, plus ways to turn text into video with AI or your own voice

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What's inside

Everything you need to bite-size your training

Practical steps, before-and-after examples and AI prompts you can copy.

Page 2

The golden rules

Keep it brief, focus on one idea per microlesson and add visuals wherever possible.

Page 3

Titles that work

Before-and-after examples, plus a prompt to generate short, specific titles.

Page 4

Find the 20% that matters

Use the 80/20 rule, with an AI prompt, to pick out the core concepts.

Page 5

Trim and refine

Cut intros and outros, review at 1.5-2x speed and remove repetition across videos.

Page 6

Make the clips

Turn your time stamps into individual microlessons and add a simple title slide to each.

Pages 6-7

Turn text into video

Write a short script with AI, then create the video with an AI avatar or record it yourself.

The golden rules

Four rules for every microlesson

3 min

Make it brief: 3 minutes tops for each microlesson.

Length
1 idea

Focus on one idea per microlesson.

Focus
80/20

Keep the 20% of material that delivers 80% of the knowledge.

Content
Visuals

Add visuals wherever possible, from slides to title cards.

Format
A good title removes the need for an intro.
The 5Mins Bite-sizing Guide
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