How to Pick a Trending Topic for Your Live Session

Topic Ideas is the first step in your weekly content workflow. This is where you pick what you are going to teach in your live session this week. The whole point is to choose a trending topic your Perfect Customer Avatar is actively searching for — not a generic topic you guessed at six months ago. This article walks you through finding a trending topic, generating ideas, and picking the one you will go live with. Quick note: Everything below uses content that ends up inside HighLevel. My Vision Agency is the white label brand of HighLevel, so whether you use your own HighLevel account or an MVA-branded one through us, the workflow is the same.

Why Trending Topics Matter (and AI Slop Fails)

Most solopreneurs fail at content because they teach what THEY want to talk about — not what their audience is actively searching for. Even worse, some use AI to generate a year's worth of generic content all at once. That is AI slop, and it does not work.

Here is the problem with generic AI content:

• You do not know what your audience will care about six months from now
• Trending topics change constantly
• Content you write today might be completely irrelevant by the time you publish it
• You end up with content your Perfect Customer does not need or want

The fix is simple: pick a trending topic every week. One that your Perfect Customer is actively searching for right now. Teach on that. Move on next week.

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How This Fits Into the Weekly Content Workflow

Topic Ideas is the first step of a three-part weekly cycle:

1. PRE-LIVE — Pick a topic (this article). Then MVA generates your promo email, social posts, and community posts to announce it.
2. LIVE — Go live in your community. Teach for 15 minutes. Open it up to a 45-minute Q&A. Watch free members ask paid questions and convert through the Glass Wall.
3. POST-LIVE — Paste your transcript into MVA. Get an SEO-optimized blog post and YouTube content delivered ready to schedule.

One live session a week, fully systemized. The whole loop starts here, with one topic.

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Where to Find Topic Ideas

1. Log into your MVA dashboard.
2. In the side menu under Workflow, click Topic Ideas.

You will see the Topic Ideas page with your brand listed at the top so you know which brand the topic is for.

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First-Timer? Read These Tips First

If this is your first time going live, MVA shows you a "Going Live for the First Time?" tip panel at the top of the page. Six quick tips to calm your nerves:

1. Start With What You Know. Teach something you have done 100 times. Your first live does not need to be groundbreaking — it needs to be genuine.
2. Keep It to 15 Minutes. Shorter is better. A focused 15-minute session beats a rambling hour. Quality over quantity, always.
3. Use Sticky Notes. Write 3 key points on a sticky note and put it next to your camera. Instant teleprompter, zero cost.
4. Nobody Expects Perfection. Your audience wants authenticity, not polish. The "ums" and "uhs" make you relatable.
5. Screen Share is Your Friend. Nervous about being on camera? Share your screen instead. Walk them through something step by step.
6. The Q&A is the Easy Part. Just answer questions after your teaching. The hard part is only 15 minutes — you have got this.

Click "Got it - I'm ready to pick a topic!" when you are ready to move on.

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The Two Ways to Generate Topic Ideas

You have two paths to choose from. Both lead to a list of 10 personalized tutorial ideas based on your trained brain.

Path 1: Scan a Link

Best for you if: You found a trending article, video, or doc that gave you an idea. Paste the URL and MVA pulls in all the context it needs about that topic.

Path 2: Quick Questions

Best for you if: You already have a topic in mind but want help shaping it into a clear teaching session.

Answer these three questions:

• What do you want to teach this week? (Example: How to set up automated follow-ups, or 3 ways to get more reviews.)
• What problem does this solve for your audience? (Example: They are losing leads because they forget to follow up.)
• What will they be able to do after learning this? (Example: Set up a 5-email nurture sequence in under 10 minutes.)

Once you have either pasted your link or answered the three questions, click Generate Topic Ideas.

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What You Get: 10 Tutorial Ideas, Built Around Your Avatar

MVA generates 10 tutorial ideas tailored to your Perfect Customer Avatar. Each one shows up with helpful tags so you can spot the best fit fast.

Tags to look for:

• Most Recommended — MVA's top pick based on your brain and avatar
• First-Timer Friendly — easier to teach if you are new to going live
• Format tags like "Screen share walkthrough with analogies" or "Live demo" — tells you the teaching style that fits the topic

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What Is Inside Each Idea

Click any idea to expand it. You will see four things:

Opening Hook

The first line you say when you go live. Designed to grab attention immediately and tell your audience why they should keep watching.

15-Minute Teaching Outline

Three main points broken down with timing for each one. Usually something like:

• Point 1 (3 minutes)
• Point 2 (4 minutes)
• Point 3 (4 minutes)

Plus a brief intro and wrap-up. Total: 15 minutes of focused teaching.

Closing CTA

The call to action you say at the end. MVA pulls this from your Saved CTAs (usually your Free Community or Main Offer CTA) and weaves it naturally into a closing statement that points your audience to the next step.

Presenter Tip

A coaching note from MVA — something specific to this topic. Could be a phrase to practice out loud, an analogy to nail, or a thing to avoid. Read it before you go live.

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How to Pick Your Topic and Move Forward

1. Read through the 10 ideas.
2. Pick the one that matches what you want to teach AND fits your skill level (use the First-Timer Friendly tag if you are new).
3. Click Use This on the idea you picked.

That topic now carries over to your Pre-Live Content page, where MVA generates all your promo materials — the email, the social posts, the community announcements. All pre-filled, all on brand, all ready to push out.

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Why You Should NOT Save Topics for Later

You will see a bookmark icon on every idea. Yes, you can save topics with it. But here is the truth:

The bookmark is there for emergencies — like if you started picking a topic, got pulled away, and need to come back to that exact list later in the same week. Not for stockpiling topics for the future.

Trust the workflow. Pick a fresh trending topic every week. That is what works.

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What Happens Next

Once you click Use This:

1. The topic moves to your Pre-Live Content page.
2. MVA generates your promo email, social posts, and community announcements for the live session.
3. You schedule or push the content out to start promoting your live.
4. You go live in your community on your scheduled day and time — teach for 15 minutes, Q&A for 45 minutes.
5. After the live, you paste your transcript into the Post-Live page and MVA turns it into a blog post and YouTube content.

One live equals one self-selling system. The topic you pick here is the spark for everything else.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does MVA know what is trending for my audience?

It pulls from your trained brain — your Perfect Customer Avatar, your positioning, your value props, and your brand voice. The ideas it generates are personalized to your specific audience, not generic trending topics from across the internet.

Can I pick a topic that is not in the 10 generated ideas?

Yes. Use the Quick Questions path and describe exactly what you want to teach. MVA will generate 10 ideas around that topic so you can pick the best angle.

Do I have to use the Most Recommended idea?

No. Most Recommended is MVA's top pick based on your brain, but you know your audience. Pick the one that fits where you are this week — whether that is the recommended pick, the First-Timer Friendly option, or any of the others.

What if none of the 10 ideas feel right?

Try the other path. If you used Scan a Link, switch to Quick Questions (or vice versa) and try again with different framing. You can generate as many rounds of ideas as you need until something clicks.

Can I see all my saved topics later?

Yes. Click the Saved Ideas tab next to Generate Ideas at the top of the page. But remember — saved topics get stale fast. Try to use them within the same week or skip them.

How long does the live session itself need to be?

One hour total. 15 minutes of focused teaching. 45 minutes of Q&A. The Q&A is where the magic happens — free members ask questions, you answer, and they see firsthand why your paid offer is worth it.

What is the Glass Wall?

The Glass Wall is the moment in your Q&A where a free member asks something that would really require your paid plan to answer fully. You give them a glimpse of the answer, then point them to your paid offer. It converts free members into paying customers naturally — without being salesy.

Should I pick a different topic every single week?

Yes. Different trending topic, different teaching, different content cycle. That is how you stay relevant to your Perfect Customer Avatar and keep your audience coming back week after week.

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