🧠 How to Use This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

This SOP is designed to introduce you to AI prompting as a powerful skill for Executive Partners. If you've never used AI this way before, don’t worry. This SOP will walk you through it step by step.

⏰ When to Use This SOP

Use this SOP when …

• You’re not sure how to start a task and want to “talk it out” with AI
• When you want AI to help you complete a task and provide you feedback
• When your first draft feels generic or off-tone
• You’re learning how to self-assess and improve your outputs using feedback

🪜 Steps

Each section below introduces a basic way Executive Partners use AI prompting in real workflows. You’ll build these habits over time.

Expand and review each one carefully. Start here.

Step 1: Start with a Clear Ask

• AI Prompting Basics

Step 2: Build a Task Plan

• Prompt Framework

Step 3: Clarify Vague Tasks with AI

• Clarifying Vague Tasks with AI

Step 4: Review and Revise

• XP Readiness

⚠️ Watch Outs

• Don’t let AI do the thinking for you, ask for structure, not answers
• Avoid overloading the prompt, keep it focused and clear
• If the feedback is generic, re-prompt: “What’s one thing I could improve?”
• Always double-check AI suggestions for tone, accuracy, and client fit