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Structure a Better AI Request.

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Earlier in this lesson

AINA explained why structure matters and walked through the five elements: role · context · task · constraints · output format.

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Now you try. Take this vague request and rewrite it as a structured prompt.

There's no single right answer. I'll give you specific feedback on each of the five elements — role, context, task, constraints, output format. The goal is for you to see where a vague ask quietly fails the model, not to memorize a template.

The vague version

"Help me figure out why our last few product launches haven't been hitting their pipeline targets."

Your structured rewrite, below ↓

YOU · attempt #2
You are a senior marketing analyst at a B2B SaaS company.

Given: our last 3 product launches under-performed against pipeline targets by 30–40%.

Help me identify the top 3 root causes by analyzing our launch playbook against industry benchmarks.

Constraints:
- Focus on demand-gen, not product readiness
- Cite at least 2 named comparison companies
- Keep findings to 3 bullets max each

Return as: a one-page exec brief with TLDR + findings + recommended action.
AINA · evaluating ●

Solid structure. Four out of five clean.

You've moved up eight points from your first attempt. Here's where the points landed and where they slipped.

Rubric · Attempt #2
72
/ 100
Needs revision.
▲ +8 from #1
Clarity
Role unambiguous. Task crisp.
18/20
Context
Thin. No market, no competitor frame, no time horizon.
12/20
Output Format
"TLDR + findings + action" — but no shape, no length, no sample.
8/20
Constraints
Specific, quantified, scoped. Above average.
19/20
Success Criteria
Missing entirely. Model has nothing to self-check against.
15/20
What worked
  • —Role is unambiguous. "Senior marketing analyst" gives the model a clear persona to inhabit.
  • —Constraints are specific and quantified. Rare on a first attempt.
Where to push
  • →Context is thin. The model doesn't know your market, your competition, or your time horizon. Add one or two sentences of business situation.
  • →Output format is under-specified. "Exec brief with TLDR + findings + action" — what does each section look like? How long? Sample headings?
  • →No success criteria. Tell the model what "good" looks like — without that, it has to guess.

Want to try again with these notes?

Or peek at a hint. They unlock progressively — nudge first, scaffold second, near-solution third.

Hint 1 · Nudge Hint 2 · Scaffold Reveal solution Skip — apply at work →
● AINA is ready when you are.
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