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Build a Q2 vs Q3 metrics table with signed changes

  • For Managers and team leads
  • You practice Catching mistakes and made-up facts
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Intermediate

About this exercise

Build a QBR metrics table with the header row exactly "Metric | Q2 | Q3 | Change" and four rows. Change is the Q3 number minus the Q2 number with a sign, in the same unit, like "+12 users" or "-3 points". Use the corrected Q2 number where the notes give one. Plain text, table only, under 70 words.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Using the uncorrected Q2. The export shows 120 and the AI uses it. Try: Say: "Use the corrected Q2 number: 112."
  • Using percentages. The analyst draft says 10% and the AI adds percent changes. Try: Say: "Signed change in the same unit. No percentages."
  • Wrong table. The AI adds a commentary column. Try: Give the exact header row; table only.
  • 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".
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting and usually runs long, so a vague "keep it short" lands well over the limit. Try: Cap each part instead of the total, for example "each line under 15 words".

What a strong prompt includes

  • Asks for plain text
  • Sets a length limit
  • Gives the header
  • Uses the corrected number

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