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Copy Card Correction

When to use

• A writing or editing lesson needs to show a draft becoming a better draft, live
• A copywriting video must prove that small word changes change the meaning
• A proofreading demo needs to show what an editor actually notices and fixes
• A before-and-after needs the audience to see each individual fix, not just the finished version
• A brand or style-guide video must demonstrate a rule by correcting a violation on screen
• You have one card of copy with 3–6 fixable problems and want the audience to learn the pattern behind the fixes

Workflow

1. Write the flawed card (input: your draft copy → output: flawed card)
   Start with the card as it would appear uncorrected: headline, 2–4 lines of body copy, maybe a call to action. Plant or keep 3–6 genuine problems — a vague word, a passive construction, a wrong number, a spelling slip, a jargon pile-up. Each problem must be a real fix, not a staged typo: the audience learns from the reasoning, and a fake error teaches nothing. Mark each problem's span (the exact words to be replaced) and write the replacement plus a 3–6 word reason ("specific beats vague", "active voice").
2. Design the card layout (input: flawed card → output: layout)
   The card sits centre-screen, generous padding, body text at a size readable on a phone (at least 5% of frame height per line). Leave a margin on the right or below for annotation marks — the correction notes must not overlap the copy. Problem spans get a subtle underline or highlight in a warm accent at rest (before correction), so the audience can sense "something is off here" without being told. The replacement text and the annotation marks stay hidden until their turn.
3. Choreograph the correction sequence (input: layout → output: timing map)
   Total duration 5–8 seconds for 3–6 fixes. Fix one problem at a time, in reading order (top to bottom), 900ms–1.3s per fix, with a 200ms pause between fixes so each one registers. Never correct two spans at once — the audience must be able to say "that word changed because of that reason" for every fix. Order matters: fix the headline problem first if there is one (it frames the rest), otherwise follow reading order strictly.

Template preview

Copy Card Correction — Starter Template

Fill in every {placeholder}. One fix at a time, in reading order. Reasons must be real rules, not "better".

Flawed card

• Headline: {flawed headline}
• Body:
  {line 1}
  {line 2}
  {line 3}
  {line 4 (optional)}
• Call to action (optional): {flawed CTA}

Fix list (3–6, reading order)

• Headline fix first if one exists: [ ] yes / [ ] n/a

Layout

• Card: {centre-screen, padding} · Body text size: {≥5% of frame height per line}
• Annotation margin: {right / below} · Pre-highlight on problem spans: {subtle warm underline}
• Replacements + annotations hidden until their turn: [ ]

Timing map

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