Prompt like an operator: Context, Task, Standards, Evidence
Give AI a clear task and check whether it followed your instructions.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Give AI a clear task and check whether it followed your instructions.

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Give AI a clear task and check whether it followed your instructions.

00:00:06.917 — The idea

Say who the work is for, what to produce and what rules to follow. Give it the facts it may use. Good instructions help, but you still need to check the result.

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Say who the work is for, what to produce and what rules to follow. Give it the facts it may use. Good instructions help, but you still need to check the result.

00:00:20.250 — One useful term

CTSE. Context, Task, Standards and Evidence: the situation, the job, the rules and the source facts.

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Context, Task, Standards and Evidence: the situation, the job, the rules and the source facts.

00:00:32.375 — A worked example · 1

A six-person team handles 40 requests a week, at 18 minutes each. That is 12 hours of current work. The AI trial has not happened.

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A six-person team handles 40 requests a week, at 18 minutes each. That is 12 hours of current work. The AI trial has not happened.

00:00:45.542 — A worked example · 2

Those 12 hours are not proven AI savings.

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Those 12 hours are not proven AI savings.

00:00:51.583 — Your turn to think

Can the draft say AI already saved 12 hours? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Can the draft say AI already saved 12 hours?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:08.458 — Why this answer works

No. It can propose a trial and explain what to measure. It cannot turn current workload into achieved savings.

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No. It can propose a trial and explain what to measure. It cannot turn current workload into achieved savings.

00:01:18.917 — Check 1

Separate plans from measured results.

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Separate plans from measured results.

00:01:24.292 — Check 2

Recalculate any numbers you use.

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Recalculate any numbers you use.

00:01:29.625 — Check 3

Check the next draft after changing the prompt.

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Check the next draft after changing the prompt.

00:01:35.458 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.