A FREE PRACTICE LESSON · ABOUT 10 MINUTES
Messy notes.
Clear leadership update.
Give AI a useful starting point. Then use your judgment to make the result ready to send.
01 / GIVE IT THE FACTS
Start with what you know.
These sample notes describe a small project issue. Use them as-is, or replace them with your own sample example.
03 / REVIEW THE RESULT
Before you call it done
- Did it preserve the facts and uncertainty?
- Is the decision needed easy to find?
- Did it add a date or owner you never gave it?
- Does it sound like something you would send?
02 / TRY A CLEAR PROMPT
Give AI a useful brief.
This prompt combines your task, context, audience, format, and boundaries.
Help me draft a concise project update for a senior leader. Use only these notes: Project: Customer portal update Testing found two broken links. The team expects fixes by Thursday. Business testing starts Friday if fixes pass. Decision needed: confirm who will approve the final release. No confirmed change to the launch date. Format: a specific subject line, a two-sentence summary, current issue, next step, and decision needed. Keep it under 150 words. Use a calm, direct tone. Do not invent dates, owners, decisions, or results. Flag missing information instead of guessing.
Paste this into the AI tool you use. This page prepares a prompt; it does not generate an AI response or send your notes to an AI service.
Try one refinement.
Ask: “Revise the update using concise bullet points. Put the decision needed first, followed by the current issue and next step. Preserve the facts and uncertainty about the launch date. Do not invent dates, owners, or commitments.”
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