documentary, third person description or do you want a more personalised "dialogue" style where the learner is addressed directly? 5. Start Storyboarding Once you have written the narrative, you can start creating a storyboard to describe how all of this should be built and structured into a final lesson. It's really important to be clear and explicit here especially if you're working with media developers. Good media developers can produce all sorts of amazing things, but they're rarely psychic so don't leave them guessing. During the storyboarding process you should also: Weed out excessive text, dialogue or detail in the story. Try to keep the scenario as lean and streamlined as possible. Use graphics to convey information where possible. A scenario with lots of audio can have learners sitting there twiddling their thumbs while they wait for the narrator to finish speaking. It goes without saying, though, that while this process works for me at the moment it may not work for everyone. It's also iterative and it will often take several passes before you get a satisfactory lesson. Patience is the key and so is keeping an eye on the bigger picture, namely creating an engaging and effective learning experience.