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Write a holiday hours banner from a calendar

  • For Small business owners
  • You practice Asking for a format you can use
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Beginner

About this exercise

Write the website holiday hours banner. Line 1 is exactly "Holiday hours". Then one line per changed day, formatted "Dec 24: 9 AM-2 PM" or "Dec 25: Closed", in date order. Last line exactly "Back to normal hours Jan 2.". Leave out unchanged days. Plain text, under 45 words.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Listing unchanged days. The AI lists every day in the period. Try: Say: "Only days that differ from normal."
  • Wrong line format. The AI writes sentences. Try: Show: Dec 24: 9 AM-2 PM or Dec 25: Closed.
  • Missing first or last line. The AI adds its own title and greeting. Try: Give the first and last lines exactly.
  • 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
  • Shows the line format
  • Leaves out unchanged days

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