{"id":"lead-jargon-strategy-paragraph-rewrite","audience":"executives","category":"leadership-work","track":"leadership","level":"intermediate","technique":"tone","title":"Rewrite a jargon-filled strategy paragraph for front-line staff","free":false,"task":"Rewrite the paragraph so a warehouse worker understands it. Plain text, one paragraph of exactly 4 sentences, each under 16 words, using \"we\" and \"you\". Keep these facts exactly: the 2026 target, the date of the change and what happens to the night shift. Do not use any of these words: pivot, synergy, leverage, ecosystem, stakeholder, alignment.","materialLabel":"Draft paragraph and facts (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"DRAFT: \"To drive alignment across our fulfillment ecosystem, we will pivot to a leaner network footprint, leveraging automation synergies to enable stakeholder value creation. Effective March 3, the Elm Street facility will consolidate operations, with night shift activities transitioning to a flexible staffing model.\"\n\nFacts from HR/Ops (confirmed)\n- Elm Street warehouse closes to new orders March 3; its work moves to the Harbor warehouse.\n- Night shift at Elm Street (22 people) ends March 28. Each person is offered a day shift at Harbor, with a $2/hour raise for the first 6 months. Transfers must be accepted by Feb 14.\n- Goal for 2026: ship 98% of orders within one day, up from 91%.\n- New sorting machines at Harbor go live in January.\n- Not decided: whether the bus line to Harbor will add a stop. Do not promise it.","rules":[{"type":"maxSentences","max":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":85},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Keeping jargon","why":"The AI keeps 'footprint' and 'synergies'.","fix":"Say: \"Ban pivot, synergy, leverage, ecosystem, stakeholder, alignment.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Losing facts","why":"The AI shortens away the dates.","fix":"Say: \"Keep March 3, March 28 and 98% exactly.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Promising the bus stop","why":"The AI reassures about commuting.","fix":"Say: \"Don't mention the bus stop.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Too many sentences","why":"The AI writes 7 sentences.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly 4 sentences.\"","checks":["maxSentences"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI adds bullets.","fix":"Say: \"One plain paragraph.\"","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 sentence: \"each under 16 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":"Reader","patterns":["warehouse","front-line","worker"]},{"label":"Four sentences","patterns":["4 sentences","four"]},{"label":"Keeps facts","patterns":["keep","exactly","facts"]},{"label":"Bans","patterns":["jargon","pivot","synergy","ban"]},{"label":"We and you","patterns":["we","you"]}],"hint":"Name the reader, sentence count and length, which facts stay, and the banned words.","rubricLabels":["Keeps the facts exactly: March 3 for Elm Street, the night shift ending March 28 with day shift offers at Harbor, and the 2026 target of 98% within one day","Uses \"we\" and \"you\" and none of the words pivot, synergy, leverage, ecosystem, stakeholder or alignment","Does not promise a new bus stop and is a single paragraph"]}