Before using any reference or quote AI cites (book title, article, study), verify it actually exists before citing it publicly.

Open with shocking stat, personal story, or challenging question — first 30 sec.

3 endings: call-to-action, powerful quote, callback to opening story.

Each presentation = one takeaway only. Not 3, not 5. One.

In some cultures "yes" means "I heard", not "I agree" — ask explicitly.

Before asking a high-context colleague for something, reshape your direct ask into a polite hint.

Before reading a colleague's silence in a meeting, ask: is it thinking, respect, or deferred refusal?

Before any speech/pitch/meeting, define: what one sentence, if remembered a week later, means I succeeded?

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) fetches real docs for the model before answering. Know the difference.

Turn a 200-page PDF into a Q&A conversation with exact-quote answers.

Before asking AI, paste relevant docs/refs. It answers from "your knowledge", not its imagination.

"AI text didn't copy anyone" is myth. Ensure you don't publish someone's idea/sentence unattributed.

Every AI claim needs a live source. Never cite a source you haven't read.

Before using any specific AI-provided fact (number, name, date, quote), apply a 5-question checklist in under a minute.