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Fill a coverage handoff for the assistant covering your leave
- For Executive assistants
- You practice Asking for a format you can use
- Time about 5 minutes
- Level Beginner
About this exercise
Fill a handoff note for Jun, who will cover your executive's calendar and inbox while you are on leave Dec 16-27. Plain text, one field per line, in this order: Standing rules, Do not touch, Urgent contacts, Recurring tasks, Back on. Each field is under 22 words and uses the corrected facts. Do not include passwords.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Old return date. The AI uses Jan 2. Try: Say: "I return Dec 30."
- Passwords. The AI mentions the password manager details. Try: Say: "No passwords."
- Missing labels. The AI writes a paragraph. Try: Say: "Five labels in order."
- Markdown. The AI uses a table. Try: Say: "Plain text."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each field: "each field under 22 words."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it. Try: Cap each part instead, for example: "each line under 12 words."
What a strong prompt includes
- Labels
- Order
- Corrected
- No passwords
- Plain
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