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Write Clear Instructions for an AI Helper

What you'll get: A vague job turned into short, clear steps an AI helper can follow, including when it should stop and ask you.

For: Small business

I want an AI assistant to help with this job: [DESCRIBE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS]. Rewrite it as clear instructions: the goal, the steps, what a good result looks like, and what to send me when it's done. Add a short list of things it must check with me before doing, like spending money, sending messages, or deleting anything. Ask me up to 3 questions first if anything is unclear.

💡 A 'check with me first' list is the easiest way to stay in charge of an AI that acts for you.

Try it in the coach

Fill in the [BRACKETS] with your own details, then paste it into any AI chat.

Porch Notes: a free letter

Now and then, a short, friendly note with simple ways to get more out of AI. Free, no spam, and you can leave anytime.

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Feedback on My Writing

Improve a draft you already wrote.

Here's my draft for [ASSIGNMENT]: "[PASTE YOUR DRAFT]". Give me feedback on clarity, structure, and grammar. Point out my 3 biggest areas to improve, but don't rewrite it for me.

💡 Feedback without rewrites helps you become a better writer, and keeps the work yours.

Write Down a Family Recipe

A tidy, easy-to-follow recipe card from the way you remember making a family dish.

Help me write down a family recipe so my kids and grandkids can make it. The dish is [NAME], and it came from [WHO]. Here's how I make it, in my own words: [DESCRIBE IT, e.g. 'a good handful of flour, butter the size of an egg, bake till golden']. Turn this into a clear recipe card with a short story line at the top, an ingredient list with my best guess at real measurements, and numbered steps. Mark every measurement you guessed with (about) so I can check it next time I cook.

💡 Describe it the way you'd tell a grandchild. AI is good at turning 'a pinch' and 'till it looks right' into steps others can follow.

Scholarship Essay Outline

A clear outline and an opening paragraph to rewrite in your own voice, not a full essay to paste.

Help me outline a scholarship essay. The essay prompt is: [PASTE PROMPT]. Word limit: [NUMBER]. Facts about me that fit: [3 TO 5 BULLETS]. Tone should sound like a real student, not a brochure. Give me a 4-part outline, a draft opening paragraph I can rewrite in my own words, and a checklist of what to cut if I'm over the limit. Do not invent awards or activities I did not list.

💡 Only give it real facts about you. If you leave gaps, it will invent a life you do not have.

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