AI task brief
A reusable worksheet for your next task.
Preview & downloadHow to brief an AI tool
Four steps from defining your task to checking the result, with a template, a brief builder and a review skill.
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What should exist when you finish?
Replace “help with my CV” with “draft three achievement bullets for this role”. A concrete deliverable gives you something to review.
Output: 3 editable achievement bullets
Give the tool the evidence it needs
Use a current CV, the job description and permitted examples. Name which sources it may use. Remove information that should not be shared.
Inputs: CV + job description + evidence
Say what must stay true
Keep dates, roles and supported results intact. Ask for missing evidence to be flagged, not filled with plausible detail.
Constraint: no invented achievements
Check the actual deliverable
Compare every claim with its source. Check the format, intended audience and whether the draft answers the brief. Revise before sharing.
Check: scope + evidence + usability
Mark KantorovichAI workflow guideEverything used in this lesson
Build your own brief
Fill in the fields and copy the finished instructions.
Open the working toolReview the deliverable
An AI skill for checking scope, facts and usability.
Get the skillThe written version
Choose an outcome
Replace “help with my CV” with “draft three achievement bullets for this role”. A concrete deliverable gives you something to review.
Choose the inputs
Use a current CV, the job description and permitted examples. Name which sources it may use. Remove information that should not be shared.
Set boundaries
Keep dates, roles and supported results intact. Ask for missing evidence to be flagged, not filled with plausible detail.
Review the result
Compare every claim with its source. Check the format, intended audience and whether the draft answers the brief. Revise before sharing.
An example AI brief
Help me improve my CV.
Use my current CV and the supplied job description. Draft three achievement bullets in English. Keep my role, dates and verified results unchanged. Flag missing evidence. Return an editable draft and a short list of questions.
Illustrative teaching example. It is not a client result or a promise of hiring success.
Worked example: a consultation-page brief
Teaching example using synthetic materials. No video has been published.
1. Source material
Teaching scenario: prepare a landing-page brief for a free 30-minute Google Meet call. Languages: Russian and English. A full audit is excluded. Time is agreed manually. The price of paid work is not yet known.
2. Instruction
Use only these facts. Return the audience, offer, button and exclusions. Do not promise advertising results, automatic booking or a paid-service price.
3. Draft with a deliberate error
“Book an instant free audit: increase sales in 30 minutes.” This deliberately incorrect exercise draft is not an AI-generated result or a client case.
4. Review
Remove “instant”: scheduling is manual. Replace “audit” with an introduction: an audit is excluded. Remove the sales promise: no evidence supports it. Retain 30 minutes, Google Meet and both languages.
5. Corrected output
Audience: someone with an advertising or analytics task. Offer: a free 30-minute Google Meet call in Russian or English. Button: “Discuss your task”. Exclusion: no full audit; time is agreed after an enquiry.
Want to apply this to your work?
Tell me about a recurring task and show me the source material. We can discuss how to use AI and check its work.