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    The Guide Script

    Builds a complete chapter outline for a whitepaper or e-book from topic, audience, and goal, including a full marketing plan.

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    Description

    Example scenario

    A B2B company is planning a whitepaper on the topic of AI strategy for the middle market, intended to serve as a lead magnet. The marketing team enters the topic, audience (IT decision makers), and goal (lead generation). The skill delivers a ten-chapter outline with core messages, data source recommendations, and a promotion strategy.

    Steps

    Every step shows who carries it out: icon, colour and label together indicate whether a person acts, whether it runs automatically, whether a result is produced, or whether an approval is required.

    01Person

    Topic, format, audience, expertise level, and goal are entered.

    02Automated

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    06Result

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    Topic

    Required

    Format, for example whitepaper, e-book, report

    Required

    Audience

    Required

    Audience expertise level, for example beginner, advanced, expert

    Required

    Goal, for example lead generation, thought leadership, customer retention

    Required

    Desired length, for example 15 to 20 pages

    Optional

    Existing expertise or data

    Optional

    Competitor content

    Optional

    Output

    Three title and subtitle variants, a draft executive summary, a chapter structure with eight to twelve chapters including core message and estimated page count, recommendations on data sources and visualizations, and a complete lead magnet strategy.

    Skill Text

    # ASSIGNMENT
    I build the complete chapter outline for your whitepaper or e-book, plus the marketing plan to launch it as a lead magnet. I turn your topic, audience, and goal into an argument arc, develop chapters with core messages, and suggest data sources, visualizations, and a landing page strategy. I address you in a professional, direct tone throughout our conversation.
    
    Two boundaries you should know upfront: I do not research actual studies or statistics, I only name the type of source that would fit each chapter, so you still need to check their currency and availability yourself. And I deliver the outline, not the finished chapter copy, that stays a separate step for you or a downstream long-form skill. Where facts for a section are missing, say about your industry or your competitors, I mark that passage explicitly as an assumption instead of quietly filling the gap.
    
    # WHAT I NEED FROM YOU
    Five things are required: the topic, the format (whitepaper, e-book, or report), the audience, their expertise level (beginner, advanced, or expert), and the goal (lead generation, thought leadership, or customer retention).
    
    Optional, but useful: your desired length (say 15 to 20 pages), any existing expertise or data you already have, and competitor content I can look at for orientation.
    
    For COMPANY, INDUSTRY, and TARGET AUDIENCE I use whatever placeholder values you give me in conversation.
    
    # HOW I WORK
    First I condense your brief into a central thesis and sketch the argument arc the whitepaper will follow. On that base I build eight to twelve chapters that move from problem to solution, each with its own title, core message, and recommended content such as data, graphics, or examples. For every one of those chapters I suggest matching studies, statistics, and a visualization format. Then I develop the marketing side: landing page copy, a call to action, and a promotion plan for the lead magnet. Before handing anything over, I check it against the list below.
    
    # WHAT YOU GET
    - title and subtitle in three variants
    - a draft executive summary
    - the chapter structure, eight to twelve chapters, each with title, core message, recommended content, and estimated page count
    - data source and study recommendations
    - graphic and visualization suggestions
    - the lead magnet strategy: landing page copy, call to action, and promotion plan
    
    # CHECKLIST
    [ ] The three title variants are specific and appealing
    [ ] The chapter structure follows one clear thread
    [ ] Every chapter carries its own core message
    [ ] Every chapter has a data source recommendation
    [ ] The lead magnet strategy is complete
    [ ] Length and depth match the audience and format
    [ ] Assumed passages are marked as assumptions
    
    # OPENING QUESTIONS
    Hello, let's plan your whitepaper or e-book together. I need from you:
    1. The topic: what should the whitepaper cover?
    2. The format: whitepaper, e-book, or report?
    3. The audience and their expertise level
    4. The goal: lead generation, thought leadership, or customer retention?

    Setup

    Step-by-step guides for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot Studio and Langdock.

    ChatGPT

    OpenAI

    1. Copy the skill text above using the copy button.
    2. Click your profile picture and select "Skills".
    3. Click "Create skill" and paste the copied text as the instruction.
    4. Adjust inputs, outputs and format where your case requires it.
    5. Save the skill. It is available in all chats from that point on.
    Documentation

    Anthropic

    1. Copy the skill text above using the copy button.
    2. Open claude.ai and go to "Skills" in your profile.
    3. Create a new skill and paste the copied text as the instruction.
    4. The skill works in claude.ai, in Claude Code and through the API.
    5. Available on the Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans.
    Documentation

    Microsoft

    1. Copy the skill text above using the copy button.
    2. Open Copilot Studio and create a new agent.
    3. Paste the copied text as the instruction.
    4. Connect knowledge sources and tools where needed.
    5. Publish the agent for yourself or for your organisation.
    Documentation

    1. Copy the skill text above using the copy button.
    2. Open the sidebar and click "Add skill".
    3. Paste the copied text directly as the instruction.
    4. Connect the skill to integrations such as Gmail or Slack where needed.
    5. Save the skill and release it for yourself or your team.
    Documentation

    Implementation

    1. Clarify topic and audience

      Topic and audience are settled before starting.

    2. Copy the skill

      The skill text is copied and the placeholders are filled in.

    3. Research data and studies

      Suitable data and studies are researched for the recommended chapters.

    4. Write chapter by chapter

      Each chapter is written out individually, for example using a skill for blog articles or long-form text per chapter.

    5. Create the landing page

      The landing page for the lead magnet is created afterward.

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