Start with a useful brief
Define the job, choose the tools, and turn an idea into a clear assignment. This module has 3 lessons and takes about 1h 55m. Each lesson has a creative assignment, a self-review checklist, and a short quiz.
Start module 01 in the Learning LabWhat AI can help you make
Separate creative assistance from your own editorial decisions.
A text assistant can suggest angles, outlines, and drafts. An image tool can explore compositions. Speech and video tools can help with rough cuts. You still choose the purpose, inspect the result, and decide what is ready.
A confident answer can contain invented facts. For Green Bench, a draft promising certified trainers or guaranteed repair success would add claims that the brief never supplied.
Work in three passes: plan the message, make a draft, then review it. You can use the sample below when a tool is unavailable. The course workspace is a writing and review tool, not a connected AI generator.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packPlan a tool-assisted workflow for the Green Bench announcement. Keep a human decision at each stage.
Task and tool
I will use a text assistant to suggest three announcement openings for the fictional notebook repair workshop.
Human decision
I will select the clearest opening and check every event detail against the supplied brief.
Fallback
If I cannot access an assistant, I will write three openings myself and compare them with the worked example.
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Check that you named one useful task for AI.
Write a one-page creative brief
Give a draft a reader, a purpose, and clear limits.
A creative brief is the agreement you use to judge a draft. Name the reader, their need, the action you want, the format, and the facts available. A vague request such as make it exciting gives you little basis for review.
Separate a business aim from the action a reader can take. Grow the club is an aim. Open the registration form is an action. One announcement should make that next action easy to find.
Use constraints that help the reader: a short caption, friendly language, and no invented details. Put missing information in a question list instead of guessing.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packWrite a brief for a short announcement that invites first-year students to the fictional workshop.
Reader and need
First-year students with worn notebooks need to know whether they can attend without repair experience.
Action and format
Write a short group-chat announcement that asks readers to open the club registration form.
Facts and limits
Use Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, Room B, twelve places, and free entry. Ask for the date and form link before publishing.
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Check that you chose a specific reader.
Practical: build your first creative brief
Create a one-page brief and a rough announcement for Green Bench.
Bring together the two lessons in this module. Create a one-page brief and a rough announcement for Green Bench. Use the fictional Green Bench source pack, and keep missing details visible in your working notes.
Your finished work should include: A brief with reader, action, format, and approved facts. A rough announcement and a list of details to confirm. Keep the actual text in the workspace. For media, describe your file or storyboard, its version, and the decisions it shows. Media files stay on your device; this form saves text only.
Try this review experiment: Write one draft from a vague request and one from your brief. Compare how easy it is to find the event details. Record what changed and why. You may use your own AI tool or work from the supplied sample drafts. Label which approach you used. The checklist checks completeness and your review record, not creative quality.
Your creative assignment
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
- Revisit lessons 01-01 and 01-02 and collect your drafts.
- Create a one-page brief and a rough announcement for Green Bench.
- Use your own tool or the supplied examples. Keep the source facts, prompt, and draft together.
- Write one draft from a vague request and one from your brief. Compare how easy it is to find the event details.
- Revise the work, complete the worksheet, and record any remaining publication blockers.
What to hand in
- A brief with reader, action, format, and approved facts.
- A rough announcement and a list of details to confirm.
Reflect on your work
Which change helped the reader most, and what evidence supports that choice?
Save the written work and review notes in Practice. Media files stay on your device. Review quality yourself or with a mentor.
See it in action
Read the fictional practice brief
FICTIONAL PRACTICE BRIEF: Green Bench is a student repair club. It runs a free notebook-cover repair workshop on Saturday, 14:00 to 16:00, in Room B. There are 12 places. Learners bring one worn notebook; tools and scrap card are provided. Register using the club form. No date, form URL, access arrangements, impact figures, or testimonials have been supplied. Ask the organiser about missing details before publishing. This is a creative exercise, not a real event.
Download source packCreate a one-page brief and a rough announcement for Green Bench.
Your finished work
A brief with reader, action, format, and approved facts. Start from the examples in the two earlier lessons, then write your own complete version or a detailed account of your media asset.
Evidence and review
Use this experiment: Write one draft from a vague request and one from your brief. Compare how easy it is to find the event details. Record the observations, source checks, and any unresolved questions.
Revision and next step
Describe a specific change to this assignment and explain how it helps the reader. Keep the previous version for comparison.
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Check that you included a brief with reader, action, format, and approved facts.
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