Owner

Weekly business digest

For people with no time for reports: turn scattered numbers into plain language.

Here is my raw material for this week (business numbers, team updates, client conversation highlights). Turn this into a one-page digest for me: 1. Opening three lines: the most important thing that happened this week 2. A table: metric / this week / last week / change 3. Three decisions that need me personally, each with your recommendation and why 4. Where I have not given you a number, write "to be supplied" — do not invent figures.

Owner

Competitor scan

Monthly benchmarking from public sources — not guesswork.

I want to track these three competitors. Using public sources, put together: 1. What they have done in the last three months (products, pricing, hiring, events) 2. Anything that threatens me, ranked by level of threat 3. One thing I can copy immediately and one thing I can counter immediately 4. Attach a source and date to every claim; anything you cannot source must be clearly marked as an assumption.

Administration

Meeting minutes

The costly part of a meeting is not the meeting — it is the aftermath.

Turn this meeting transcript into minutes I can send to the client: 1. A three-line summary for executives who did not attend 2. A decisions table: decision / owner / deadline 3. An action list ordered by urgency 4. Professional, concise business English throughout 5. Items with no conclusion go in a separate "Open items" section Produce a Word document, and end by listing anywhere the transcript is unclear and needs my confirmation.

Administration

Travel and expenses

The pile of receipts and recordings after a trip, handled in one pass.

I have just finished a business trip and have photos of receipts, a recording of one meeting and scattered notes. Please produce: 1. A trip report: itinerary, who I met, key conclusions, next steps 2. An expense claim sheet: date / item / amount / currency / receipt number, with amounts left blank for me to fill 3. A summary of the meeting recording (no verbatim transcript needed) 4. A follow-up email to the other party — professional, not stiff.

Administration

Supplier comparison

Three quotes, three formats — turn them into one table you can decide on.

I have three supplier quotes and none of them use the same format. Turn them into one comparison table: 1. Align the columns: item / unit price / quantity / total / payment terms / lead time / warranty 2. Flag in red anywhere the specifications differ, because that is what genuinely cannot be compared 3. Finish with a recommendation: which supplier if lead time matters most, which if price matters most 4. Leave cells blank with "not quoted" where the quote does not state them — do not fill in for the supplier.

Marketing

Multilingual social copy

One event, three language versions — consistent tone, never literal translation.

I am writing social copy for one event in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. Important: 1. This is not translation — rewrite for each local audience 2. Traditional Chinese targets Hong Kong readers, Simplified Chinese targets mainland China, English targets international readers 3. Each version needs three lengths: a headline under 15 words, a post under 80 words, and one longer piece 4. Point out any joke or phrasing that will not travel to another market and needs replacing.

Marketing

Client proposal outline

The hard part of a proposal is not writing it — it is knowing why they should listen.

I am proposing to a mid-size company that cares most about cost and risk. Design a proposal outline for me: 1. Do not open with "About us" — open with a paragraph describing their current problem so they feel understood 2. Middle section: three options — conservative, recommended, ambitious — each with cost and risk made explicit 3. Every option gets a decision sentence: "If X matters most to you, choose this one" 4. Close with the three most likely objections and how you suggest responding to each.

Marketing

Event operations kit

All the documents for one event, complete in a single request.

I am running a client appreciation dinner; headcount and venue are confirmed. In one pass, give me: 1. An operations manual with a timeline from two weeks before to the day itself 2. Invitation copy in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese 3. A budget table with the amount column left blank for me 4. A supplies list with named owners 5. A printable one-page overview the crew can hold on the night Output the tabular parts as xlsx and the copy as docx.

Job description

The classic JD mistake is writing a wish list instead of a job.

I am hiring for a content and marketing role. Write the job description: 1. Start with the three things this person must actually deliver in the first three months, then work backwards to the skills needed 2. Split requirements into "Essential" and "Nice to have" — no more than five essentials 3. Tell me directly which of my requirements would scare off good candidates 4. If salary range is included, give me a market reference range and say where your basis comes from 5. Write like a human being — ban phrases such as "excellent communication skills".

Interview questions

Ask for real ability, not the ability to recite.

I am interviewing for this role. Design the interview questions: 1. Five situational questions that ask the candidate to describe specific things they actually did — no hypotheticals 2. A follow-up list per question to test whether they really did it 3. Marking guidance per question: what counts as a good answer and what counts as a red flag 4. Finish with three questions the candidate can ask me, to reveal what they value.

Training

Course outline design

Courses fail on sequence more often than on content.

I am designing a hands-on course for working adults with no prior background. Design the outline: 1. Define first what concrete output the learner must be able to produce after lesson one 2. Every lesson must produce something — concepts alone do not count 3. Identify the two points where learners most often get stuck and how you would coach them through 4. Give every lesson a practice exercise and a self-check list 5. End with a capstone piece the learner can take back and show their boss.

Training

Repurpose material into formats

One source, four formats — not four jobs.

I have existing course material I want to reuse. From the same source material, produce: 1. A 1,200-word article in formal written Chinese for publication 2. A 12-slide deck outline with the key point and the speaker's line for each slide 3. A 90-second Cantonese video script with scene directions 4. Five review questions with model answers Every factual claim must carry a source; delete any number you cannot source — never fall back on "according to statistics".

These twelve prompts are the "starter set" of the Learn WorkBuddy course. For the full method — describe clearly, give an example, review the output — plus preparation for the Tencent Cloud CEA certification, see the Hong Kong course. Run by AIX Society; HK$3,880 per participant including the CEA exam fee.