Report grant outcomes honestly as Met or Not met

About this exercise

Your grant report asks whether each promised outcome was met. Write exactly 3 numbered lines in the form "Outcome: target X, actual Y - Met or Not met", using only those two labels, plain text, under 60 words. Use the final evaluation numbers and report a miss as a miss, with no excuses or spin on the line. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• No fixed shape. The AI writes a narrative report with context for each outcome. Try: Be exact: "Exactly 3 numbered lines: Outcome: target X, actual Y - Met or Not met."
• Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for "under 60 words" and it often lands well over. Try: Cap each part instead: "each line under 15 words."
• Using draft numbers. The staff draft's 78% looks better and appears first. Try: Add: "Use the final evaluation (Nov 3)."
• Softening the miss. The AI writes "Nearly met" or adds why it fell short. Try: Add: "Use only Met or Not met. No reasons on the line."

What a strong prompt includes

• Uses final numbers
• Uses exact labels
• Rules out spin
• Shows the line shape
• Sets a word limit

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