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3 steps
Start with the synthetic worked example or other non-sensitive inputs. Run one prompt at a time in your chosen AI tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with the requested material, check each reply, and supply the source or earlier outputs that step needs. Paste them again if the tool lacks that context.
Start with the synthetic example, then adapt each prompt to your task.
01
Open a chat and use the complete sample
An editorial brief is a set of instructions for a writer. Open https://chatgpt.com. If you have access, choose New chat. Copy all the instructions below (the prompt), including the SAMPLE INPUT, into the message box and send it. You do not need to upload a file. You should see a complete writer’s assignment with explicit facts, exclusions and unanswered administrative details. The wording can differ from the worked example, but the facts and constraints must agree. If you cannot access this service, use another text assistant available to you; account requirements and limits may differ.
Your starting prompt
Write a concise editorial assignment with Reader, Purpose, Deliverable, Approved facts, Boundaries, Acceptance checks and Open details. Explain that acceptance checks are the things a reviewer will look for. Do not write the article or invent missing visitor information. Use only the supplied facts; mark missing information rather than inventing it. Return written text only. Do not send, publish or change anything in another service.
SAMPLE INPUT
Made-up example for practice. All people, organizations, records and product behavior below are fictional.
Fictional commission: 500–600-word article for adults visiting a community print studio for the first time. Purpose: explain what to expect on a first visit, not sell a membership. Approved source facts: visitors check in at reception; an orientation is required before using equipment; staff identify which areas are open that day; visitors may watch demonstrations without operating equipment; no prices, opening times, booking link or equipment instructions supplied. Tone: friendly, concrete, no hype. Deliver in plain text with a title, three sections and a short practical closing. Draft deadline and reviewer not yet set. Need a brief for a writer, not the article itself.
02
Compare, correct and save
Compare the answer with the complete sample input and the checks below. The outcome is an assignment, not a completed article. If a fact is missing, changed or invented, paste the correction prompt below into the same chat. Read the revised result again; if it still fails, correct the text yourself before using it. Copy the reviewed result into a new note or text document. Keep real publication, decisions and sending for a separate human review.
Your starting prompt
Check your previous answer against the SAMPLE INPUT in my first message. Test each point below. For a failure, show the problem and then return a complete corrected answer; for a missing source fact, keep it explicitly unknown. Do not invent a successful check.
- The outcome is an assignment, not a completed article.
- All four approved facts and the 500–600-word limit are preserved.
- Missing prices, times, links, equipment instructions, deadline and reviewer are not invented.
03
Optional: use your own facts
Open a new chat. Copy the prompt below and replace [PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE] with your own non-sensitive source text, facts and limits for this task. Include any desired headings, count or length. Send the whole message. Expect the same kind of written result, using your facts. Check every source fact and limit yourself; the example’s names and totals do not apply. If a detail differs, show the exact mismatch and ask for a complete correction. Save the checked draft before any separate decision to use or send it.
Your starting prompt
Write an editorial assignment from my source below with Reader, Purpose, Deliverable, Approved facts, Boundaries, Acceptance checks and Open details. Explain acceptance checks as things a reviewer will examine. Preserve all constraints; do not write the article or invent missing facts.
Use only my input. Ask for information needed to finish rather than guessing. Return written text only; do not send, publish, book, submit or change another service.
MY INPUT
[PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE]
Optional: improve the result
Add a source-use map
Show the writer how the facts might support the required sections without dictating final prose. This extension uses the worked example. Return to that example chat, or paste its input and your checked example answer into a new chat first. Do not apply its sample values unchanged to your own input.
Advanced prompt
Propose three section purposes and map the four approved facts to them. Label this an optional structure, not finished article text, and keep unprovided logistics out. Keep the same SAMPLE INPUT from my first message unless I explicitly replace it.
Show, then try
See the shape of the result.
This input is synthetic. The output is a written illustration of the intended result, not a verified AI-tool run.
01 / The starting point
Synthetic input
Made-up example for practice. All people, organizations, records and product behavior below are fictional.
Fictional commission: 500–600-word article for adults visiting a community print studio for the first time. Purpose: explain what to expect on a first visit, not sell a membership. Approved source facts: visitors check in at reception; an orientation is required before using equipment; staff identify which areas are open that day; visitors may watch demonstrations without operating equipment; no prices, opening times, booking link or equipment instructions supplied. Tone: friendly, concrete, no hype. Deliver in plain text with a title, three sections and a short practical closing. Draft deadline and reviewer not yet set. Need a brief for a writer, not the article itself.
Copies text only. For image or file tasks, use the source files named in the steps too.
Worked example written for this guide, not output recorded from a live AI session.
Reader
An adult considering their first visit to a community print studio.
Purpose
Explain what to expect. Do not turn the piece into a membership sales pitch.
Deliverable
A 500–600-word plain-text article with a title, three sections and a short practical closing. Use friendly, concrete language without hype.
Approved facts
Visitors check in at reception. Equipment use requires an orientation. Staff identify the areas open that day. Visitors may watch demonstrations without operating equipment.
Boundaries
Do not invent prices, opening times, booking links or instructions for operating equipment.
Acceptance checks: what the reviewer will look for
All four source facts are accurate; the structure and length match the brief; the piece explains rather than pressures; unknown logistics remain unclaimed.
Open details
Draft deadline and reviewer are not yet set.
These checks use the worked example and its particular facts. With your own material, check your actual names, numbers, sources and rules; do not reuse the sample’s values as the answer.
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A few things to watch for.
A vague “write something engaging” brief leaves the reader and purpose undecided.
Do not let a writer’s brief become a source of unsupported operational instructions.