{"id":"pro-fl-client-brief-snapshot","audience":"freelancers","category":"summarizing","technique":"format","title":"Boil a client brief and addendum down to a 5-line snapshot","free":false,"task":"You're a freelance illustrator and keep a 5-line snapshot of every project pinned above your desk. From the client's brief and its addendum, you want exactly 5 lines labeled Deliverables:, Due:, Budget:, Avoid:, and Contact:, in that order, under 60 words, plain text. Use the addendum's numbers where they changed, and skip the client's company history. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Client brief and addendum (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Creative Brief - Sprout & Pebble Kids Bookshop - Holiday campaign\n\nAbout us: Sprout & Pebble was founded in 2009 by two former teachers. We have 3 stores in the Portland area and a growing online shop. We love supporting local authors.\n\nProject: Illustrations for our holiday campaign.\nDeliverables: 4 spot illustrations (window decals) + 1 hero illustration for the website banner.\nStyle: warm, hand-drawn, cozy winter. Think animals reading books.\nPlease avoid: Santa or any specific religious imagery (we want it inclusive), and no snowmen (our competitor uses them).\nDeadline: final files Friday, Nov 28.\nBudget: $2,400 flat.\nMain contact: Marisol Grant, marketing lead, marisol@sproutpebble.example\nBilling questions: accounts@sproutpebble.example\n\nADDENDUM (Nov 5):\n- We're adding 2 more spot illustrations for tote bags (6 spots total + hero).\n- Budget increases to $3,100 to cover them.\n- Because of the extra work, final files can come Wednesday, Dec 3.\n- Marisol is on leave from Nov 20; after that, contact Theo Park (theo@sproutpebble.example).","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"maxSentences","max":7},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving the labels","why":"The AI writes a paragraph or a long bulleted summary.","fix":"Add: \"Exactly 5 lines labeled Deliverables:, Due:, Budget:, Avoid:, Contact:.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Using the original brief's numbers","why":"The brief's numbers come first and look final.","fix":"Add: \"Where the addendum changed something, use the addendum.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing the contact change","why":"The AI lists Marisol, who will be on leave.","fix":"Add: \"Contact: include who to email after Nov 20.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Keeping the history","why":"The AI includes the founding story to sound complete.","fix":"Add: \"Skip company history. Plain text, no bold.\"","checks":["r2","plainText","maxSentences"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 60 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each line under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the labels","patterns":["deliverables:","due:","budget:","avoid:","contact:"]},{"label":"Uses the addendum","patterns":["addendum","updated","changed","3,?100"]},{"label":"Skips the history","patterns":["skip","history","leave out","about us"]},{"label":"Limits the sentences","patterns":["\\d+\\s*sentences?","(one|two|three|four|five) sentences?"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"A snapshot is five facts you'll need at a glance. Give the AI the labels, tell it the addendum wins, and say what to skip.","rubricLabels":["Has exactly five labeled lines in order: Deliverables:, Due:, Budget:, Avoid:, Contact:","Uses the addendum's numbers: 6 spot illustrations plus 1 hero, due Wed Dec 3, budget $3,100 (not 4 spots, Nov 28 or $2,400)","Avoid line names Santa/religious imagery and snowmen; Contact line names Theo Park for after Nov 20 (Marisol until then is fine); no company history"]}