{"id":"exec-inbox-urgent-summary-two-lines","audience":"executive-assistants","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"beginner","technique":"audience","title":"Summarize a long email thread for your executive in two lines","free":false,"task":"Summarize this email thread for your executive, Tobias, who has 20 seconds. Output exactly two lines in plain text: line 1 starts with \"Needs you:\" and states the one thing he must decide or do and by when; line 2 starts with \"FYI:\" and gives the single most important fact. Each line is under 22 words. Use the latest message in the thread.","materialLabel":"Email thread (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"From: Ming (Legal) - Mon 9:10\nThe Ashford supply contract renewal is due Friday. Standard terms attached; the price is flat at $120,000. Needs Tobias to sign.\n\nFrom: Carla (Procurement) - Mon 11:40\nReminder that Ashford wants a 3% increase. I'll try to negotiate. Might need a call with Tobias.\n\nFrom: Ming - Tue 8:30\nAshford confirmed in writing: price is $123,600 (the 3% increase), term 12 months. Standard terms unchanged.\n\nFrom: Carla - Tue 4:15\nPlease tell Tobias: we need his OK on $123,600 by Thursday noon so Legal can prepare signature copies for Friday. If he objects, he should call Carla before Wednesday end of day.\n\nFrom: Dev (Finance) - Tue 4:50\nFYI budget for this contract was $122,000, so it's $1,600 over. Finance can absorb it.\n\nLunch is booked for Friday at Mario's.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"numberedItems","count":0}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Old price","why":"The AI uses $120,000.","fix":"Say: \"Use the latest message: $123,600.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing the deadline","why":"The AI forgets Thursday noon.","fix":"Say: \"State what he must do and by when.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Too long","why":"The AI writes a summary of each email.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly two lines, each under 22 words.\"","checks":["r1","maxWords"]},{"title":"Markdown or lists","why":"The AI uses bullets or numbers.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, two lines, no numbering.\"","checks":["plainText","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each part instead, for example: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Two lines","patterns":["two lines","2 lines"]},{"label":"Labels","patterns":["needs you:","fyi:"]},{"label":"Deadline","patterns":["by when","deadline"]},{"label":"Latest","patterns":["latest","most recent"]},{"label":"Short","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Name the two labels, the word limit, and say which message counts.","rubricLabels":["The reply has exactly two lines, the first starting with \"Needs you:\" and stating that Tobias must approve the Ashford contract at $123,600 by Thursday noon","The second line starts with \"FYI:\" and gives one important fact: the price rose 3% from $120,000, or it is $1,600 over budget but Finance can absorb it","Uses $123,600 (not $120,000) and does not mention lunch"]}