Practical AI this Week
November 10, 2026
“Turn rough notes into next steps.”
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You hang up with a supplier or a contractor and look down at what you scribbled during the call. “Sam to send revised pricing Friday. Is delivery included?” That’s enough to work with. Give those notes to AI and ask it to separate the commitment from the open question. Sam is sending revised pricing on Friday. Whether delivery is included still needs an answer.
According to OpenAI’s Prompt Engineering Best Practices for ChatGPT, it helps to give clear instructions and enough context for the task. Paste in your notes and try asking, “Turn these notes into a short follow-up. List what was decided, who agreed to do what, and any deadlines we discussed. Put unanswered questions at the end. If a name or deadline is missing, mark it as ‘to confirm.”
The Takeaway: Try it after your next call. Before you send the follow-up, check the draft against your notes.
