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List the top risks with dollar exposure and leave out rumors
- For FP&A and financial analysts
- You practice Keeping the AI to your sources
- Time about 5 minutes
- Level Beginner
About this exercise
You're preparing the risks slide for the board. Write a prompt for exactly 3 numbered lines formatted "1. Risk - exposure - source", ordered by dollar exposure from highest to lowest. Use "not quantified" for exposure when no dollar figure is given, and put that risk last. Include only risks with a named source in the notes; leave out rumors. Plain text, under 80 words.
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Including the rumor. The AI adds a fourth risk about competitors. Try: Add: "Leave out the hallway rumor."
- Inventing a dispute figure. The AI estimates the legal exposure. Try: Add: 'Write "not quantified" when no figure is given.'
- Wrong order or missing sources. The AI orders by owner and drops the source. Try: Say: "Highest exposure first; end each line with the source."
- Wrong format. The AI writes bullets with bold names. Try: Say: "Exactly 3 numbered lines starting with 1."
- Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits. Try: Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each line short.
What a strong prompt includes
- Shows the line format
- Sets the order
- Gives the not-quantified rule
- Leaves out rumors
- Caps length
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