Name the reader and the purpose
Before asking AI to write a message, pause long enough to explain the job. What should the reader understand after reading it? A welcome, a reminder, and an invitation have different purposes. Choose one instead of asking a single message to introduce everything at once.
Describe the audience by what they need to know, not by private details about their lives. For example, your brief might say, "This is for someone attending an introductory workshop for the first time. They need arrival instructions, not a sales pitch." That is a hypothetical example, not a description of a current Fruit Up event.
Add a practical boundary for the writing. Ask for a short email, a plain-language paragraph, or three clearly labeled steps. Decide which information belongs first. These choices are part of your work as the person responsible for the message.
Separate confirmed facts from open questions
Make a small list of information you have checked. For an event message, that could include the date, time zone, location, and contact method. For a project update, it could be what is complete, what remains unfinished, and who owns the next step.
Keep unknown details in a separate list. If you have not confirmed the start time, do not supply a likely one just to finish the brief. Write "start time unconfirmed" in your working notes and resolve it before sending the message. An attractive sentence is not a substitute for an agreed detail.
Share only material you are authorized to use. A generic audience description is enough for this exercise. Leave out member stories, private messages, health details, passwords, and payment information. You can practice the entire process with a fictional workshop and clearly labeled example details.
Define the next step, then review the draft
Choose the one action the reader should take. Should they reply with a question, open a document, or bring something to a meeting? Put that instruction in the brief, along with any confirmed deadline. Avoid adding several unrelated requests just because there is room.
If you use AI for the draft, ask it to use the supplied facts, leave unresolved details flagged, and make no additional promises. Treat those directions as instructions to check against, not a reason to skip your own review.
Read the result beside your original notes. Confirm each date, name, link, and commitment yourself. Remove claims you did not approve. Then check whether the requested action is obvious to a first-time reader. In Daily MAP terms, the intention is a useful message, the action is careful preparation, and progress is a draft you have actually reviewed.
YOUR NEXT ACTION
Create a three-part brief for one message today: who it is for, which facts are confirmed, and what the reader should do next. Mark any unanswered question before requesting a draft.
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