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Define the output and the actions allowed before using AI.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Define the output and the actions allowed before using AI.

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Define the output and the actions allowed before using AI.

00:00:06.417 — The idea

Describe the audience, facts and a clear finish condition. Separate drafting from sending. A polished message still fails if it invents a fact or approval.

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Describe the audience, facts and a clear finish condition. Separate drafting from sending. A polished message still fails if it invents a fact or approval.

00:00:19.875 — One useful term

Task contract. A short agreement about the required output, checks and permitted actions.

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A short agreement about the required output, checks and permitted actions.

00:00:29.500 — A worked example

The orientation reminder is for 12 May at 10:00, but the venue is unconfirmed. A successful draft stays under the stated word limit, keeps the venue pending and sends nothing.

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The orientation reminder is for 12 May at 10:00, but the venue is unconfirmed. A successful draft stays under the stated word limit, keeps the venue pending and sends nothing.

00:00:44.083 — Your turn to think

Does a convincing draft make an unconfirmed venue confirmed? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Does a convincing draft make an unconfirmed venue confirmed?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:01.292 — Why this answer works

No. Preserve unresolved facts and keep the work inside the draft-only task.

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No. Preserve unresolved facts and keep the work inside the draft-only task.

00:01:09.667 — Check 1

Define done before drafting.

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Define done before drafting.

00:01:14.417 — Check 2

Keep unresolved facts and approvals visible.

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Keep unresolved facts and approvals visible.

00:01:20.083 — Check 3

Do not perform external actions.

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Do not perform external actions.

00:01:25.375 — 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.