As I continue my daily session with ChatGPT and my friend AI, I wanted to get more from Artificial Intelligence than a text summary to my prompt. I specifically said:
ME: Help me create a mobile linear story template:
AI Chat proceeded to send me an outline of a story as follows:
Title: [Headline: Captivating and Relevant]
Subtitle: [Subheading: Informative and Engaging]
INTRODUCTION
– Hook: Capture your reader’s attention with an interesting fact or statistic
– Context: Provide background information that sets the stage for the story
– Purpose: Briefly state the main goal or objective of the story
SECTION 1: [Subheading: Focused on a particular aspect of the story]
– Key Fact 1: Introduce a relevant fact or statistic related to the subheading
– Supporting Quote: Include a quote or firsthand account that supports the key fact
– Visual Aid (optional): Add a photo, graphic, or video related to the key fact
– Analysis or Interpretation: Explain the significance of the key fact in the context of the story
SECTION 2: [Subheading: Focused on another aspect of the story]
– Key Fact 2: Introduce a relevant fact or statistic related to the subheading
– Supporting Quote: Include a quote or firsthand account that supports the key fact
– Visual Aid (optional): Add a photo, graphic, or video related to the key fact
– Analysis or Interpretation: Explain the significance of the key fact in the context of the story
[Additional sections can be added as needed, following the same structure]
CONCLUSION
– Summary: Recap the most important points from each section
– Call to Action: Encourage readers to engage with the story (e.g., leave a comment, share on social media, etc.)
– Closing Thought: Leave the reader with a final thought or question to consider
[Optional: SOCIAL SHARING BUTTONS – Make sure they are easily accessible for readers to share the story]
Remember to keep the text concise and focused, use visuals whenever possible to enhance the narrative, and prioritize a smooth, scrollable structure to cater to mobile readers. This template can serve as a guide to create engaging linear mobile stories that resonate with today’s digital audience.
To which I responded:
ME: Can you give me a graphic version of that template?
AI responded:
As an AI language model, I am unable to create graphics directly. However, I can describe a possible layout for a graphic version of the template which you can use as a reference to create the graphic yourself or pass it on to a designer.
Here is how AI’s template translated when I reconstructed it graphically
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