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Share what a no-meeting-day study found, in a Slack post

Practice: Saying who it's for. About 5 minutes.

About this exercise

Your team asked whether you'll try no-meeting Wednesdays, and you found one study on it. You want a Slack post of at most 3 sentences in plain text that gives the study's main finding, the study limit that matters most for your customer operations team, and that you'll decide at the Nov 20 team meeting. Use only the study summary, not the blog post that cited it, and don't promise the change.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Repeating the blog's spin. The blog headline is catchy and the AI may use its 'double productivity' claim. Try: Say: "Use only the study summary, not the blog post."
  • Skipping the fine print. A short post drops limits first, but the study didn't include teams like yours. Try: Add: "Name one limit of the study."
  • Sounding like a promise. The AI writes an upbeat announcement, and your team reads it as a done deal. Try: Say: "We'll decide on Nov 20. Don't promise the change."
  • Not capping the length. The AI writes several paragraphs by default, far more than the reader will take in. Try: Say: "at most 3 sentences."
  • Getting markdown back. AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in Slack. Try: Ask for "plain text, no bold, no headings."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Picks the right source
  • Asks for a limit
  • Says what's next
  • Caps the number of sentences
  • Asks for plain text

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