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List five ways the offsite could fail and the check to prevent each

  • For Managers and team leads
  • You practice Giving the right context
  • Time about 5 minutes
  • Level Beginner

About this exercise

Imagine the team offsite on Dec 5 went badly. List exactly 5 ways it failed that you can prevent, as a plain-text checklist. Each line starts with [ ] and has the form: failure - check - owner - by date. Use only dates and owners from the notes. Skip anything the notes say you cannot control.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Including uncontrollables. The AI adds the snow storm. Try: Say: "Skip anything I can't control."
  • Old agenda date. The AI uses Nov 29. Try: Say: "The agenda deadline is Nov 27."
  • Missing owner or date. The AI leaves them off. Try: Say: "Each line: failure - check - owner - by date."
  • Wrong count. The AI lists 8. Try: Say: "Exactly 5 lines."
  • Markdown. The AI uses bold. 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 line: "each line 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

  • Line format
  • Five lines
  • Skip uncontrollables
  • Update
  • Plain

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