Chapter 8: Research & Analysis — Rachel Holt

In this chapter

Getting Up to Speed Before Any Meeting
Summarizing What You Don't Have Time to Read
Turning Data Into a Story
When to Trust AI Research (And When Not To)

Tools mentioned in this chapter

Perplexity

AI-powered research with cited sources

Google Gemini

Research grounded in current web information

ChatGPT

Document analysis, summarization, data narrative

Prompts to use

Click any prompt to expand it, then copy and paste directly into your AI tool. Replace the bracketed placeholders with your specifics.

Explain [topic/industry] to me as a smart non-expert in 5 minutes of reading. What do I need to know to have an intelligent conversation about it?

Here is [document]: [paste]. Give me the main point in two sentences, the three most important findings, and one question I should explore further.

This data shows [describe]. Help me decide what to highlight, write the narrative, and anticipate the questions I'll get.

I need to understand [competitor / market / trend]. What are the three most important things to know? What do most people miss? What would you want to know if you were in my position?

I believe [your assumption or conclusion]. What's the strongest case against this? What evidence would change my mind? What am I likely not considering?

Can't find the right prompt?

Ask your AI tool to write one for you:

"I need to [describe your goal in one sentence]. Write me a clear, specific prompt I can use to get the best possible result from an AI assistant."

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Video tutorials

Curated videos to go deeper on the topics in this chapter.

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