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Learn AI · Lesson 5

Getting better results

Diagnose a weak answer, ask for a focused revision, compare alternatives and check what is actually supported.

9 minutes + practice · Beginner first · Optional Go Further

Name the problem before asking again

“Make it better” gives little direction. Is the answer inaccurate, too long, too vague, in the wrong tone or missing a step? Choose the most important problem first.

Ask for an explanation or a simpler version when you cannot follow the answer. A model’s explanation is another claim to inspect, not privileged access to how it reasoned or proof that it is right.

A focused revision

Revise your answer for someone new to this topic. Define unfamiliar terms on first use. Keep the confirmed facts and show one concrete example. List anything you could not verify instead of filling it in.

Compare against a brief

Fictional brief: a workshop starts at 10am, lasts 45 minutes and has 12 places. No fee has been confirmed.

Draft A

Join our free all-day workshop at 10am. Everyone is welcome, with unlimited places.

Draft B

Our 45-minute workshop starts at 10am. There are 12 places. Contact the organiser for fee information.

Which draft respects the notes? What would you still need before publishing?

Check your comparison

Draft B preserves duration and capacity. Draft A invents a free fee, all-day duration and unlimited space. Before publishing B, add a confirmed date, location and contact method. Being the better draft does not make it complete.

Verify claims at the source

  1. Extract the important claim: for example, “registration closes on Friday”.
  2. Find the organiser’s current official page or ask the organiser.
  3. Check the event and year.
  4. Read the relevant passage; do not rely on the assistant’s citation label.
  5. Record what is confirmed and leave unresolved points visible.

A link can be real but irrelevant. Multiple answers can repeat the same error. For high-stakes decisions, seek a qualified person rather than trying to prompt your way to certainty.

Improve a plan without losing the facts

You have 30 minutes to prepare a meeting. A practice plan allocates 15 minutes to reading, 15 to slides and 15 to checking. It does not fit. Write a revision request that preserves five minutes for checking and explain what you would shorten.

Repair the plan

This preparation plan totals 45 minutes, but I have 30: read notes 15, draft slides 15, check 15. Revise it to total exactly 30 minutes. Reserve at least 5 minutes for checking. State what you reduced and the tradeoff. Do not add tasks.

Check your result

For your own review. These ticks are not saved or graded.

Go FurtherOptional challenge. Come back whenever you’re ready.

Ask for two options: one prioritising understanding the notes and one prioritising presentation. Check both totals yourself. Choose based on the meeting’s purpose.

Know when to stop revising

Stop when the answer meets your criteria and you have checked the important facts. Endless rewording can make a message less natural.

Keep the useful prompt, the correction you made and what you verified. Next time, adapt it. For a sensitive complaint, hiring decision or medical question, keep judgement with an appropriate person.