The contract as a one-page brief for your crew
Rung 3 of 10 · Audience persona
1 · Learn the move · Audience persona
Your lead carpenter will never read the contract, but he's the one who'll casually agree when the owner asks for 'just one more outlet' — and that yes costs you $400 you can't bill. Fix it with the audience persona: tell the AI exactly who's reading. A one-page brief written for a foreman on a tailgate carries different words than a summary written for you: what we promised, the day-counts as written, who's allowed to say yes, and what to do when the owner asks for more.
You are writing for my lead carpenter — sharp, zero patience for legalese, reads it on his phone. Turn this contract into a one-page job brief: what we promised, the deadlines with day counts as written in the doc, who can approve changes, what to say when the owner asks for extras. Only what the contract says; unclear = UNKNOWN, ask Steve. [contract]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
On the last job, the owner asked your foreman for 'a couple extra outlets while the walls are open' and he said sure — $1,900 of unbilled work by punch time, because verbal changes weren't billable under that contract. The Draper build starts Monday. Write a prompt that turns the signed contract into a one-pager your foreman will actually read.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
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