be specific
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Whenever you ask AI to contribute to a performance review, make sure to be specific about the information you want the system to analyze or finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Substantively, be specific about what you’re suggesting or asking.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
“But I found that to be so much easier to prepare, because there was so much in there that the character couldn’t help but be specific, because I was given an exact template.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
Her top tip is to be specific about what will resolve the issue for you, whether that's a replacement dish, or the price to be taken off the bill.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Except, I was once greatly comforted by a psychic medium, a total stranger, who told me what I took to be specific details about my much loved, deceased grandfather.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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