The Five Outlines

Meredith’s Off Script Outlines

OFF SCRIPT OUTLINE 1

The Influence Script

For videos that shift how your viewer thinks. Walk them out of the old way and into yours... so they buy in before you ever pitch anything.

  • Hook
  • Mistake
  • Belief
  • Consequence
  • New way
  • Benefit
  • Content
  • Call to action
Best For
positioning, thought-leadership, before a pitch
OFF SCRIPT OUTLINE 2

The Hot Take

For videos with an opinion. Stake your ground, show what everyone else is missing, and connect it back to how you actually help people.

  • Hook
  • Yes AND / Yes BUT
  • Hidden perspective
  • Cost of not seeing it
  • Connect to your system
  • Call to action
Best For
opinion pieces, industry takes, authority-builders
OFF SCRIPT OUTLINE 3

The How-To

For tutorial videos that actually convert. Teach the thing, but frame it so viewers see why your system is the obvious next step.

  • Hook
  • So that
  • Without
  • Content
  • Connect to your system
  • Call to action
Best For
tutorials, step-by-steps, demos
OFF SCRIPT OUTLINE 4

Video Podcast Script

For long-form podcast-style videos where you host the conversation. Introduce yourself, set up the problem, then walk viewers through your way... so by the time you hit CTA, they already trust you.

  • Attention / Hook
  • Introduce yourself and the podcast
  • Story and/or call out mistake
  • Introduce new way
  • Consequences of not following your way
  • Benefits of your way
  • Body content
  • Problem / Solution / Problem
  • CTA
Best For
podcast episodes, long-form solo videos, deep-dive teaching
OFF SCRIPT OUTLINE 5

Product Review

For review videos where trust is everything. Address the objections and fears upfront, disclose the relationship, then deliver the real review so viewers leave knowing whether it's right for them.

  • Attention / Hook
  • Conflicts (yeah-buts from your audience)
  • Validate (fears and hang-ups)
  • Sponsor disclosure or trust statement
  • CTA to resources (affiliate links)
  • Content: quality, features, ease of use, opinion, price, alternatives
  • Recap and handoff
Best For
product reviews, affiliate videos, sponsored content
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