Write a briefing that separates findings from recommendations
Write a briefing with facts, advice and limits clearly separated.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
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Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Write a briefing with facts, advice and limits clearly separated.

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Write a briefing with facts, advice and limits clearly separated.

00:00:07.417 — The idea

Say what the evidence establishes first. Then state what you recommend and why. Mark conditions and proposed review steps rather than presenting them as completed approval.

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Say what the evidence establishes first. Then state what you recommend and why. Mark conditions and proposed review steps rather than presenting them as completed approval.

00:00:20.958 — One useful term

Finding. What the evidence supports, distinct from your recommendation.

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What the evidence supports, distinct from your recommendation.

00:00:28.917 — A worked example

One workshop has favorable feedback from eleven of fourteen respondents. Staffing supports one repeat session. A repeat pilot can be proposed, but broader demand and efficiency gains are not established.

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One workshop has favorable feedback from eleven of fourteen respondents. Staffing supports one repeat session. A repeat pilot can be proposed, but broader demand and efficiency gains are not established.

00:00:45.458 — Your turn to think

Can the recommendation be presented as proven organization-wide benefit? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Can the recommendation be presented as proven organization-wide benefit?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:03.417 — Why this answer works

No. Keep it conditional and name what the next session should measure before another decision.

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No. Keep it conditional and name what the next session should measure before another decision.

00:01:11.875 — Check 1

Separate findings from recommendations.

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Separate findings from recommendations.

00:01:17.417 — Check 2

Keep limits and unknowns visible.

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Keep limits and unknowns visible.

00:01:22.333 — Check 3

Label proposed review as proposed.

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Label proposed review as proposed.

00:01:27.500 — 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.