Five slides. One useful story.

Choose the one thing a reader should leave with

Before writing the opening line, finish this sentence: ‘After reading, someone can…’ Choose an action or a useful understanding, not an outcome you cannot guarantee. ‘Compare two ways to plan a week’ is more useful than ‘become productive overnight.’

Keep the audience concrete. ‘A solo founder planning next week’s product posts’ gives you more direction than ‘everyone who uses social media.’ In FORCALABS, save that audience in the workspace brief and narrow the topic in the post prompt.

Give each slide a different job

This is a drafting structure, not a rule about the number of slides a platform allows. Extend or shorten a story when the idea needs it.

1. 01

   The hook

   Name a specific problem or useful promise. Example: ‘Your content plan starts with one customer question.’ Make sure the story will answer it.

2. 02

   The context

   Explain why the question matters. Example: ‘A broad product announcement leaves you deciding what to write on every slide.’ Avoid adding an unrelated statistic.

3. 03

   The example

   Show the idea in use. Example: ‘Instead of listing every feature, answer: how do I set up my first project?’ Give the reader something concrete.

4. 04

   The takeaway

   Make the method reusable. Example: ‘Choose a question, show the steps, and explain what success looks like.’ This slide should add understanding, not repeat the hook.

5. 05

   The next step

   Ask for one relevant action. Example: ‘Write down the question your newest customer asked.’ Match the action to what the post taught.

Turn the structure into a useful AI brief

Try this starting prompt: ‘Create a five-slide carousel for a solo founder planning product education. Teach them to turn one customer question into a post. Use a hook, context, a concrete setup example, a reusable takeaway, and a small next action. Keep each slide focused and do not invent statistics or customer results.’

Add real product information to the workspace. Choose library photos when they explain the point, a character reference when a recurring person supports the story, or generated scenes for an illustrative concept. An image should clarify the slide rather than simply fill space.

Review the story before reviewing the styling

Read only the text, in order. If the middle repeats the opening, replace one repetition with an example. If a slide introduces a new subject, either connect it explicitly or save it for another post. If the final action needs information you never supplied, revise the middle.

Then review the design at a phone-sized preview. Shorten dense copy, check contrast, keep the main idea away from the edges, and make the sequence easy to follow. Use the editor to move text or change one image while keeping the rest of the draft.

A final check before the post goes live

Verify names, product details, and factual claims. Confirm that uploaded references and likenesses can be used for this purpose. Make it clear when a scenario or result is fictional, and follow the platform’s disclosure rules for AI-generated content.

Export the images, review the order, and check the final preview in the destination app. Look at real post results over time to learn which topics help your audience. Neither this structure nor any carousel generator guarantees views, sales, or a particular ranking.