Decide What to Tackle Next in Your Reporting

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Decide What to Tackle Next in Your Reporting

120 min

Create a prioritized task list and customized plan for tackling high-priority tasks, including conducting interviews, reviewing documents, fact-checking information, writing the first draft, editing, and getting feedback from editors.

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Use this when

You have multiple tasks to complete before a deadline and need to prioritize them. You want to create a customized plan for tackling high-priority tasks and identify potential roadblocks and contingency plans.

You'll need

  • Number of tasks
  • Deadline
  • Tasks
  • Potential roadblocks
  • Questions for editors and stakeholders
  • Relevant documents
  • Priority levels
  • Estimated time required
  • Additional context
  • Desired outcome
  • Relevant keywords
  • Project name

You'll get

  • You'll walk away with a prioritized task list
  • A customized plan for tackling high-priority tasks
  • A schedule for completing tasks before deadlines
  • A list of potential roadblocks and contingency plans
  • A set of questions to ask editors and stakeholders.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • You'll walk away with a prioritized task list
  • A customized plan for tackling high-priority tasks
  • A schedule for completing tasks before deadlines
  • A list of potential roadblocks and contingency plans
  • A set of questions to ask editors and stakeholders.

Sample

This is sample data, not your prompt. Pro unlocks this higher-stakes Playbook. On Free Playbooks you can still copy the assembled prompt into any AI.

Sample input

I have a deadline in 3 days to submit a story, but I still need to conduct interviews, review documents, and fact-check information. I have 10 tasks to complete, including writing the first draft, editing, and getting feedback from editors.

Sample assembled prompt

Prioritized task list: Conduct interviews, Review...
Customized plan: Allocate 2 days for...
Schedule: Complete tasks by deadline, with...
Questions to ask editors and stakeholders:...
What are the potential pitfalls to...

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