AI Workflow Guide

AI Online Course Creation

From Idea to Launch

Build and launch a complete online course with AI — curriculum design, auto-generated slides, AI avatar lectures, voiceover, and promotional videos.

5 Steps10 AI ToolsHigh ROI

Step-by-Step Workflow

1

Curriculum Design & Script Writing

Use ChatGPT to outline course modules. Prompt: 'Act as an instructional designer. Outline a 5-module course on [subject] with learning objectives.'

💡 Pro tip: Claude AI tends to structure long-form educational content slightly better.
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ChatGPT

The world's most popular AI chatbot by OpenAI, powered by GPT-4o.

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Claude AI

Anthropic's AI assistant known for safety, nuanced reasoning, and long-context understanding.

2

Auto-Generate Lecture Slides

Paste your module outline into Gamma or Beautiful.ai to instantly generate stunning presentation slide decks.

💡 Pro tip: Gamma's 'Generate from Document' feature can turn a massive text file into a 50-slide deck in under two minutes.
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Beautiful.ai

AI-powered presentation tool that automatically designs slides as you add content.

3

AI Avatar Lecture Videos

Record lecture videos using Synthesia or HeyGen by pasting your slide notes as a script for the AI avatar.

💡 Pro tip: Use the picture-in-picture mode so the AI avatar appears in the corner while your slides take up the main screen focus.
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Synthesia

Create professional AI avatar videos in minutes without cameras or studios.

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HeyGen

AI video platform for creating personalized avatar videos with voice cloning and translation.

4

Voiceover & Audio Editing

Refine the audio with ElevenLabs for clear voiceovers, and edit out mistakes using Descript's text editor.

💡 Pro tip: You can fix flubbed words in Descript simply by typing the correct word over the transcript—the AI generates the new audio!
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ElevenLabs

Industry-leading AI voice synthesis platform with ultra-realistic voice cloning and multilingual text-to-speech.

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Descript

AI-powered podcast and video editor that lets you edit audio and video by editing text transcripts.

5

Promo Video & Thumbnail

Design your course mockups and promotional thumbnails using Canva AI or generate stunning visuals with InVideo AI.

💡 Pro tip: 3D box mockups of your course in Canva drastically increase the perceived value on your sales landing page.
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InVideo AI

AI-powered video creation platform that turns text prompts and articles into engaging videos.

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