AI Jumpstart | Take-home map
Tool & Safety Map
Pick the right task, protect private information, and keep one workflow moving.
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Decision map
Use AI where it lowers friction
Draft: emails, posts, FAQs, service descriptions, review replies, captions, outlines, and first versions.
Organize: messy notes into checklists, steps, summaries, priorities, or a meeting follow-up.
Improve: make a draft clearer, shorter, warmer, more local, more specific, or easier to read.
Research carefully: use search for current facts, then open the source before trusting dates, prices, laws, or policies.
Workflow later: map the repeated task manually before connecting email, forms, calendars, payments, or CRM tools.
Good first workflows
Start where the work repeats
Turn repeat questions into FAQ answers, text replies, or service-page notes.
Draft quote follow-ups, appointment reminders, review requests, and thank-you notes.
Plan one Google Business Profile update, Facebook post, event reminder, or offer note.
Tool rule
Use one you can keep using
Good all-around starting point for drafts, planning, search, files, images, and everyday business help.
Strong for writing, explaining, long drafts, analysis, and document-style outputs.
Useful when they match your existing tools: Google, Microsoft, search-first research, or simple graphics.
Prompt Pattern
Role + Context + Task + Constraints + Format
Role: who should it act like?
Context: what is happening?
Task: what do you want done?
Limits: what should it include, avoid, or keep short?
Format: paragraph, bullets, table, checklist, email, text, post, or plan?
No-fly list
Do not paste these into class AI
Passwords, login codes, API keys, or private account access.
Payment cards, bank details, tax IDs, payroll, or sensitive financial records.
Private customer, employee, medical, legal, or personal records.
Anything you would not print and hand around the room.
Review gate
Check before sending or posting
Facts, dates, prices, policies, claims, and local details are correct.
The voice sounds like your business, not a generic ad.
The next step is clear and the customer knows what to do.
7-day habit
Repeat one small workflow twice
Save your Business Brain in a place you can find.
Use it to draft one real customer or marketing asset.
Repeat the same workflow, improve the prompt, and keep the better version.
Class rule
AI drafts. Humans approve.
Use AI for first drafts, options, summaries, planning, and repeated work. Do not let it make final promises, payments, policy decisions, or customer commitments without review.
Your next useful move
One business task, not everything.
Pick one repeated task: customer reply, Google post, quote follow-up, review request, FAQ answer, event promo, or weekly checklist.