Learning outcomes
- Explain how to request a summary that retains key decisions and uncertainty.
- Complete the guided activity safely.
- Check that you can check the summary against the source.
Everyday Work and Learning
Summarising Information
Learn to request a summary that retains key decisions and uncertainty and check the summary against the source in this beginner-friendly ChatGPT lesson.
Before you begin
Prepare a short sample document or fictional scenario. Keep responsibility for checking facts, tone, calculations and decisions.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open a new practice chat with a clearly defined outcome and confirm you are using the intended account or workspace.
- Summarise sample notes into decisions and actions.
- Pause and check privacy, permissions, source material, feature availability and any instruction that affects the task.
- Review the result carefully and confirm that you can check the summary against the source.
- Save only the useful, verified output and record one improvement for your next prompt.
Ian's practical tip: Start with fictional or non-sensitive information. Treat the first response as a draft, then verify facts, sources, calculations and permissions before using it.
Practical activity
Summarise sample notes into decisions and actions. Your expected result is to check the summary against the source.