{"id":"fpa-exec-summary-no-jargon-rewrite","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"tone","level":"beginner","title":"Rewrite a jargon-filled finance summary for the CEO in plain words","free":false,"task":"You're editing a finance summary for the CEO. Write a prompt for a plain-text rewrite starting with \"Summary:\", of 3 sentences or fewer and under 45 words, that keeps every number exactly. Never use the words robust, momentum, headwinds, compressed, healthy or sequentially. Say what happened in everyday words. Do not add any facts. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Draft summary (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"DRAFT FINANCE SUMMARY - Q3 2026 (from the analyst)\n\n\"Revenue of $4.2M, up 7.7% sequentially, demonstrates robust momentum despite significant headwinds, while gross margin compressed to 59.5% on infrastructure investments. Cash remains healthy at $3.1M.\"\n\nFacts available in the file, for the editor's reference only: Q2 revenue was $3.9M; Q2 gross margin was 62.0%; the infrastructure cost increase was cloud hosting of $90,000. The CEO prefers short plain sentences and does not like corporate adjectives. Only the figures in the draft should be used in the rewrite.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":45},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the opener","patterns":["starting with .?summary"]},{"label":"Keeps the figures","patterns":["keep.*(4\\.2m|exactly)"]},{"label":"Bans the words","patterns":["never use the words"]},{"label":"Bans added facts","patterns":["(do not|don'?t).*add","only the figures"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","three sentences"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Keeping the jargon","why":"The AI keeps 'robust momentum' or 'healthy'.","fix":"Add: \"Never use the words robust, momentum, headwinds, compressed, healthy or sequentially.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Adding facts from the file","why":"The AI adds the Q2 revenue or cloud cost.","fix":"Add: \"Use only the figures in the draft; don't add facts.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Changing numbers","why":"The AI rounds 7.7% to 8%.","fix":"Add: \"Keep $4.2M, 7.7%, 59.5% and $3.1M exactly.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText","maxBullets"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A plain rewrite keeps the numbers, drops the adjectives and adds nothing. List the figures to keep and the words to avoid.","rubricLabels":["The rewrite starts with \"Summary:\" and keeps $4.2M, 7.7%, 59.5% and $3.1M exactly","The rewrite never uses the words robust, momentum, headwinds, compressed, healthy or sequentially","The rewrite has 3 sentences or fewer and adds no facts beyond the draft (for example no Q2 figures or the cloud hosting amount)"]}