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Write and communicate with AI

Take one message from notes to a draft, a clearer version, versions for different audiences and a checked, easy-to-read text.

BeginnerAbout 70 min5 lessons
Start course: Use AI to turn notes into a clear message

After the course

  • Turn notes into a message that stays within the information provided.
  • Adapt the same message for different audiences while preserving its facts and main point.
  • Check the text against criteria you set in advance and remove invented additions.
  • Make the text easier to read without changing its meaning.

Who it's for

For anyone who writes messages, announcements or emails and wants AI to speed up the work while keeping the facts accurate.

Before you start

Course content

  1. 01

    From notes to a draft

    Turn notes into a first message draft that uses only the information provided.

    1. From notes to a message

      State the message’s goal, reader and format, then turn the notes into a draft.

    Do now

    1. From notes to a message

      Do the guide exercise and keep the draft within the information provided.

      Check when you're done Every fact in the draft can be found in the notes.

  2. 02

    Clarity and audience

    Make the draft clearer and adapt it for different readers while preserving its main point.

    1. A clearer message

      Make the same draft into a clear email without adding new promises.

    2. One main point for different audiences

      Create versions of the message for two different readers and compare the facts.

    Do now

    1. A clearer message

      Add your draft to the prompt and ask for a clearer version using the same facts.

      Check when you're done The message is clearer, and its facts are the same as in the draft.

    2. One main point for different audiences

      Name two readers and ask for a separate version for each, keeping the same main point.

      Check when you're done Both versions have the same numbers, names, dates and request.

  3. 03

    Check before sending

    Check the quality of the text and make it easier to read.

    1. Quality check

      Write down criteria and check the text against them before sending.

    2. An easier-to-read text

      Improve the structure and language while preserving the meaning.

    Do now

    1. Quality check

      Write three criteria first, then use the prompt to check the text.

      Check when you're done You have recorded the result for each criterion and removed invented additions.

    2. An easier-to-read text

      Do the guide exercise and compare the result with the original text at the end.

      Check when you're done The structure is clearer, and the meaning and names are unchanged.

Capstone: one message for two audiences

Final assignment

Choose your own or fictional notes about an upcoming event or change. Turn them into a message, adapt it for two audiences, check both versions against criteria you wrote down in advance, and make the final text easier to read.

What to demonstrate

  • The original notes and a draft made from them.
  • Two audience versions and a note about the facts they share.
  • Criteria written in advance and the check results.
  • The final text and a brief description of the clarity changes you made.

Check your work

  1. Can every fact in the draft be found in your notes?
  2. Have you named a reader and the change for each audience, and are the facts the same in both versions?
  3. Did you write the criteria before checking and address the findings?

Course skills