The Handoff Method: An Online Course Design Fix for Low Completion Rates

For solopreneurs looking to build an online course that truly transforms students, understanding the difference between transferring information and transferring skills is key. In this episode, we introduce the Handoff Method, a simple three-step approach to course design that helps your students move from "I get it" to "I can do it." You'll learn:Why most online courses fail to transfer actual skillsThe absurd way most courses are structured (and why we'd never accept it in other fields)The three steps of the Handoff Method: Me, Us, YouA real example of this method creating a breakthrough for a studentHow to implement the Handoff Method in your own course How to use the Handoff Method in pre-recorded courses where you can't interact with studentsYour students don't truly understand something until they've done it themselves. But they can't just jump to doing. They need to see it, practice with support, then own it. The Handoff Method gives you a simple structure to make that happen.I'm Dr. Curtis Satterfield. I spent 17 years as a college professor building over 30 courses from scratch, and I help fully booked coaches build group programs that deliver real results for their clients and scale their business without adding more hours. Got a course creation question? Use the send me a message link and let me know what you're struggling with. I might answer it in a future episode.Note: This episode was recorded under the show's original name, Course Creation for Solopreneurs. The podcast is now called Program Design for Coaches. The name changed to better reflect what's actually working in the coaching space right now. Group programs where the coach is present and involved are what's selling, and that's the direction this show has moved. The instructional design principles in this episode apply whether you're building a course or a group program, so everything you hear still works. Send me a message!