{"id":"exec-qa-prep-ceo-town-hall-answers-short","audience":"executives","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"advanced","technique":"grounding","title":"Draft short town-hall answers that stay inside approved facts","free":false,"task":"Draft answers for the CEO's town hall to the four employee questions. Write exactly 4 numbered lines in the form: 1. Q: short question - A: answer. Each answer is under 30 words, uses only approved facts, and when a number is not approved says \"I can't share that number yet\". Plain text. Never speculate about layoffs, a sale of the company or stock price.","materialLabel":"Approved facts and questions (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"APPROVED (cleared by Legal and Finance, Nov 20)\n- Revenue for the year-to-date is $41.2M, 9% above last year.\n- The new Denver office opens Feb 3 and will have about 60 seats.\n- Annual merit raises are being planned for March; percentage not set.\n- The company has no plans announced regarding a sale.\n- Hiring: 18 open roles, 11 are engineering.\n\nNOT APPROVED\n- Profit margin; cash balance; any layoff scenarios; stock price; the 4-day-week pilot idea.\n\nQUESTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES\n1. How are we doing this year?\n2. Are raises coming and how big?\n3. Is the company being sold?\n4. Is the Denver office really opening, and when?","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":140},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Speculating on a sale","why":"The AI reassures 'we won't be sold'.","fix":"Say: \"Say only: no plans announced.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Sharing unapproved numbers","why":"The AI adds margin or cash.","fix":"Say: \"Use only approved facts.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Guessing raise size","why":"The AI says 3%.","fix":"Say: \"Say 'I can't share that number yet'.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong format","why":"The AI writes an essay.","fix":"Say: \"Format: 1. Q: ... - A: ...\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds.","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 answer: \"each under 30 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"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":"Format","patterns":["q:.*a:","1\\.\\s*q"]},{"label":"Approved only","patterns":["approved","only"]},{"label":"Exact phrase","patterns":["can'?t share that number yet"]},{"label":"No speculation","patterns":["speculat","never"]},{"label":"Plain","patterns":["plain text"]}],"hint":"Show the line format, restrict to approved facts, and give the exact phrase for unapproved numbers.","rubricLabels":["Four numbered lines in the form \"N. Q: ... - A: ...\" in the order of the questions","Answer 1 gives revenue of $41.2M and 9% above last year without margin or cash, answer 2 says raises are planned for March and the percentage is not set (using \"I can't share that number yet\"), and answer 4 gives Feb 3 and about 60 seats","Answer 3 says there are no plans announced regarding a sale without speculating, and none mentions layoffs, stock price or the 4-day-week pilot"]}