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Summarize a meeting for an executive who missed it

  • For Executives
  • You practice Saying who it's for
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Beginner

About this exercise

Summarize the meeting for Nadia, who missed it. Exactly three bullets starting with "-", each 12 words or fewer, then one last line starting "Decision needed:" with the date. Plain text, under 60 words. Leave out small talk and anything not decided.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Including small talk and undecided topics. The AI summarizes everything discussed. Try: Say: "Only what was decided. Leave out small talk and open topics."
  • Burying the decision. The AI mentions the support line in a bullet instead of the last line. Try: Say: "Last line: Decision needed: ... with the date."
  • Dropping dates. The AI writes 'go-live moved'. Try: Say: "Include the dates: Dec 1, Jan 12, Nov 17 and Nov 19."
  • Getting markdown back. AI adds bold and headings by default, which show up as stray symbols where this is pasted. Try: Say "plain text, no bold, no headings, no asterisks".
  • Leaving the bullet count open. The AI keeps adding bullets until every detail is covered. Try: Name the cap: "at most N bullets, nothing else".

What a strong prompt includes

  • Asks for plain text
  • Caps the bullets
  • Sets bullets and last line
  • Excludes chatter

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