{"id":"exec-press-inquiry-approved-statement-reply","audience":"communications","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"constraints","title":"Reply to a reporter with only the approved statement","free":false,"task":"Draft a reply to the reporter in plain text, under 60 words. The first line is exactly: Subject: Re: Your question about Calder Freight. Include the approved statement word for word inside quotation marks, thank her for asking, and give the press contact. Do not confirm, deny or hint at anything about layoffs, hiring numbers or the rumor. The last line is exactly: Draft for Comms review before sending.","materialLabel":"Reporter email and approved material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Email from reporter Dana Whitlock (Metro Business Journal), Nov 5:\n\n\"Hi, I've heard Calder Freight is cutting 200 jobs in the Ohio region this month. Can you confirm? We plan to publish Friday.\"\n\nAPPROVED STATEMENT (Comms and Legal, Nov 5):\n\"We are focused on serving our customers and do not comment on market speculation.\"\n\nPress contact: Priya Menon, press@calderfreight.example, 555-0142.\n\nInternal facts (do not share): a restructuring plan exists, details not final; the CEO told the board of possible cuts of up to 150 roles.\nAlso internal: hiring for 12 driver roles in Ohio is open on the careers page.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Hinting at the facts","why":"The AI says \"no decisions have been made\" or mentions hiring.","fix":"Say: \"Do not confirm, deny or hint at layoffs, hiring or the rumor.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Paraphrasing the statement","why":"The AI rewrites the approved line.","fix":"Say: \"Include the approved statement word for word in quotation marks.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing contact","why":"The AI forgets the press contact.","fix":"Say: \"Give the press contact.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing exact lines","why":"The AI writes its own subject and sign-off.","fix":"Say: \"First and last lines exactly as given.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds the statement.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"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 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Exact subject and last line","patterns":["subject: re: your question","draft for comms review"]},{"label":"Word for word quote","patterns":["word for word","quotation marks"]},{"label":"Thanks and contact","patterns":["thank","press contact"]},{"label":"Bans hints","patterns":["confirm, deny","hint"]},{"label":"Caps words","patterns":["under 60 words"]}],"hint":"Give the exact first and last lines, say to quote the statement word for word, and what not to hint at.","rubricLabels":["The first line is exactly \"Subject: Re: Your question about Calder Freight\" and the last line is exactly \"Draft for Comms review before sending.\"","Contains the approved statement word for word in quotation marks: \"We are focused on serving our customers and do not comment on market speculation.\" and thanks her for asking","Gives the press contact Priya Menon (press@calderfreight.example or 555-0142) and says nothing about layoffs, job numbers, restructuring or hiring"]}