Rehearse an AI leadership demo that includes the checking
The demo looked impressive, but nobody saw the source, the correction or the time spent checking. Put those in the rehearsal before presenting it to your team.
What you'll make
a short demonstration script that shows the source, the AI draft and the correction you checked.
What you'll need
ChatGPT in your work account, a fictional input of about 100 words and a timer. Allow 20 minutes to prepare; choose a task you can check yourself.
Example result — an illustrative script excerpt:
| Moment | Script line |
|---|---|
| Source | Inspection Friday; reopening undecided. |
| Weak draft | The room will reopen Friday. |
| Check | Inspection isn’t a reopening date. |
1. Choose a result the room can check
Open ChatGPT on the web and select Chat › New chat. Use a short fictional source with a condition you can check, such as an inspection date with no reopening decision.
Turn this maintenance note into a three-line update for a duty manager. Separate completed work, the next confirmed event and anything still undecided. Use only the note. Do not convert an inspection date into a reopening date.
The visitor-centre east room is closed. The contractor has replaced the damaged latch. An inspection is booked for Friday. The duty manager will decide whether to reopen after the inspection. No reopening date has been agreed.Why this works: one small input lets the audience compare the draft with its source. The instruction names the distinction you will check.
What you should see: the replacement is complete; Friday is the inspection; reopening is undecided.
2. Rehearse the check aloud
Keep the note beside the answer. Read each factual claim back to its supporting sentence. Record how long drafting, checking and correcting each take. Use the times you observe; don’t borrow timings from somebody else’s demo.
Why this works: a finished answer is only part of the job. The rehearsal exposes the work needed before another person can use it.
What you should see: a check you can explain in a sentence, plus your own measured rehearsal timings.
3. Ask for a script with a visible correction
Paste your checked result and rehearsal notes in the same chat.
Write a five-minute demonstration script from the source, checked result and rehearsal notes in this chat. Include a source comparison, one correction and a closing question about whether this task is worth a small trial. Use only timings I recorded. Leave missing timings blank. Describe the example as fictional.Why this works: the script follows the evidence you have, including the less glamorous check.
What you should see: a sequence you can rehearse without claiming a business result you haven’t measured.
Check the result
- Can the audience see the relevant source sentence?
- Does the script show checking as well as drafting?
- Are any timings your own recorded observations?
The usual failure: the script calls Friday a reopening date because it sounds like a cleaner ending.
Revise the demonstration script. Friday is the inspection date; reopening is undecided. Show that distinction in the checking section. Remove any claimed business saving, and keep only the rehearsal timings I supplied.Worked example
Fictional example.
Visitor-centre east room closed. Damaged latch replaced.
Inspection booked Friday. Duty manager decides about reopening afterwards.
No reopening date agreed.The visitor-centre note says a latch was replaced and an inspection is booked for Friday. A weak draft says: “The east room will reopen Friday.”
The repaired update reads: “Latch replaced. Inspection booked Friday. Reopening decision follows the inspection; date unconfirmed.” The script puts the weak sentence beside the source, explains the mistake and shows the repair.
The completed repair is the evidence to discuss. The demonstration doesn’t establish that every maintenance note will work, or that the process saves time in routine use.
Go deeper
Choose a second input before the session
Keep a second fictional note with a different kind of uncertainty. After the first demonstration, ask the room which check would matter on that note. This tests whether the technique transfers, rather than whether the audience remembers your prepared answer.