Make AI useful in your everyday work
Welcome to The AI Productivity HQ. Start with one real task, give AI clear instructions, and turn a useful result into a routine you can repeat.
1. Choose a task
Pick something small that you already do regularly:
- Draft an email.
- Summarise meeting notes.
- Plan your priorities.
- Turn a rough idea into an action plan.
Choose a task whose result you can easily check. Use an AI assistant you already have access to, or explore our AI Tools section.
2. Try a clear prompt
Good instructions explain the task, provide context, and describe the result you need.
Try this with your own meeting notes:
Turn the meeting notes below into a concise summary. Include the main decisions, action items, owners, and deadlines. If an owner or deadline is missing, write “Not specified.” List any questions that still need an answer. Use only information in the notes.
Meeting notes: [Paste your notes here]
Review the answer against your original notes and correct anything inaccurate. Use information you are permitted to share with your chosen tool.
Visit Prompt Guides for more ways to give clear instructions.
3. Build a repeatable workflow
Once the prompt gives you a useful result, save it for next time.
For meeting notes, your workflow could be:
- Collect your notes.
- Run the saved prompt.
- Check the decisions and action items.
- Edit and share the summary.
- Add confirmed tasks to your task list.
Keep the process manual at first. Consider automation once it works reliably.
Explore AI Workflows for repeatable processes and AI for Business for practical business applications.
Your first step today
Choose one task and try the prompt approach above. Compare the result with how you normally work: did it save time, improve clarity, or help you take action?