Outlining prompts take your approved key messages and source content as input. Follow the source grounding principle — do not let the model introduce messages or data that are not in your approved inputs.
When to use outlining prompts
Run an outlining prompt once you have a verified source summary and a set of approved key messages. The outline becomes the agreed structure before any drafting begins.Build a content outline
Full workflow for producing a deliverable outline from key messages and source materials.
Repurpose content across channels
Plan how approved content maps across multiple formats and channels.
Prompt patterns
1. Standard content outline
1. Standard content outline
Use this prompt at the start of the build a content outline workflow for any standard deliverable type.
2. Slide deck outline
2. Slide deck outline
Use this prompt when building the structure for a presentation. Works for advisory boards, sales training, and medical education.
Back-up slides for anticipated questions are particularly important for advisory board and KOL meetings. Build these into the outline from the start.
3. Publication outline
3. Publication outline
Use this prompt when structuring a manuscript or publication draft. Follows the IMRAD structure.
4. Multi-channel content plan
4. Multi-channel content plan
Use this prompt to plan how approved source content and key messages map across multiple channels and formats. Use it with the repurpose content across channels workflow.
5. Training module outline
5. Training module outline
Use this prompt when creating educational or training content for internal teams or HCPs.
Training modules for regulated audiences (for example, MSL product training) require sign-off from medical and potentially regulatory affairs. Build this review step into your project plan.
Customisation notes
- Therapeutic area: Add TA-specific section requirements — for example, mechanism of action for a new MOA product, or treatment landscape for a competitive market.
- Client preferences: Adjust outline depth and structure to match client or agency conventions.
- Regulatory context: Flag sections that will require compliance review based on the content type and intended use.
Related pages
Build a content outline
Full workflow for outline development from source to structure.
Repurpose content across channels
Adapt a single approved content set across multiple formats.
Source analysis prompts
Prompts for producing the source summaries that feed into outlining.
Source grounding
Why every outline section must trace back to approved content.