Worked examples, step by step

Sample

Pick a template and step through one run: what goes in, what comes out and what each check found. All the text is invented.

  1. Turn meeting notes into decisions and actions

    Messy notes in, a clean record out, with the one gap flagged instead of guessed.

    1. Pull out decisions and actionsCheck
    2. Flag missing owners and datesCheck
    3. Write the record to shareYou look
  2. Write a summary of a long document

    A long report split into parts, each part summarized, one wrong number caught and fixed.

    1. Map the document into parts
    2. Summarize each partCheck
    3. Merge into one summary
    4. Tighten the summaryCheck
  3. Review a draft before you send it

    One draft read from two angles, with two claims the sources do not back, ranked into a fix list.

    1. Writing pass
    2. Substance passCheck
    3. Ranked fix listCheck

How to read an example

  1. What goes inThe material the run starts from, with the lines in play lit up as you step.
  2. What comes outWhat each step hands back, in its fixed shape, ready for the next step.
  3. What each check foundGreen for good, red for a problem, and a plain word for who ran the check.

A step that fails its check runs again, or stops and flags the problem. You will see both in these examples.

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