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Announce a manager swap in Slack with two sentences and one link
- For Managers and team leads
- You practice Getting the tone right
- Time about 5 minutes
- Level Beginner
About this exercise
Announce that two team leads are swapping teams. Write a Slack post in plain text, no emojis, exactly 2 sentences plus a final line with the FAQ link. Sentence 1 states the swap and the date. Sentence 2 says what stays the same for people. Do not explain the reason. The link line is exactly: FAQ: https://wiki.example.test/swap
Common mistakes when you ask AI for this
- Old date. The AI uses Jan 6. Try: Say: "The swap starts Monday Jan 13."
- Sharing the reason. The AI explains who asked for the change. Try: Say: "Do not explain the reason."
- Wrong ending. The AI adds a closing line after the link. Try: Say: "End with the exact FAQ line."
- Emojis and bold. The AI adds emojis. Try: Say: "Plain text, no emojis."
- 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 it: "each sentence under 25 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
- Two sentences
- Date
- No reason
- Link line
- No emojis
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