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- Thursday Things — Jun 5th
Let’s Take This Offline Bath #2 🍵
The second batch of EA matches are going out this week!
If you filled out the 8-question form before May 24th, you should expect an intro email soon with the subject line “You’ve Got an EA Match! | Let's Take This Offline #2 🍵”.
If you submitted your forms after May 24th, you may have to wait a bit for your match. We’re now approaching 500+ EAs in the matching pool, and the manual pairing + intro process has gotten a bit too time-consuming to maintain the originally planned monthly cadence.
To make things more sustainable, we’re considering shifting to a quarterly cadence going forward.
As always, feel free to reply if you have any questions, or if you'd like to opt out of future matches, just let me know.
In case you’re new here, CCing my EA is a bite-sized newsletter dedicated to Executive Assistants like yourself.
Every Thursday, we deliver a quick email with 5 new job listings, 3 fun posts, and 1 helpful tech tip straight to your inbox. 📬
5 new job listings
We only post jobs under 7 days old, but some may expire before you open this email.
3 posts you might’ve missed
#1
I don’t usually feature the same EA twice within a quarter, but Elizabeth has put out such a helpful tool here that I had to feature another one of her posts again.
I strongly encourage you to check out her free ROI Calculator Tool that will help you build a case for how much impact and value you’re truly bringing to your exec. ⭐
#2
What’s something that seems totally basic to you that your exec struggles with for some reason? 👀
#3
I’m super excited to share that Vimcal EA is the very first sponsor of Office of the EA, a weekly newsletter written by career EA (and certified template queen) Chrissy!
If you haven’t subscribed yet, now’s the time. Every issue is packed with actionable tactics and plug-and-play templates you can actually use.
June is Productivity Month over at Office of the EA, so we couldn’t think of a better time to team up. This week’s issue focuses on one of the most powerful (and most overlooked) tools in an EA’s arsenal: the calendar audit.
Please show Chrissy some love, but don’t forget to steal a few time-saving tips while you’re at it! 💌
1 Tech Tip
The “3-word rule” to make ChatGPT give expert responses
A few months ago, our CTO shared his four-part prompt formula to help you get quality responses from your AI tools.
Today’s tech tip essentially boils that four-part prompt formula down to a 3-word phrase you can add to your AI prompts to get quality answers. All credit for this tech tip goes to Amanda Caswell via Tom’s Guide.
Before we get started, as per Amanda’s post, “No, the three little words are not ‘I love you’”. 😂
“The concept is simple: Add a short, three-word directive to your prompt that tells ChatGPT how to respond. These three words can instantly shape the tone, voice and depth of the output. You’re not rewriting your whole question. You’re just giving the AI a lens through which to answer.
Here are a few examples that work surprisingly well:
‘Like a lawyer’ — for structured, detailed and logical responses
‘Be a teacher’ — for simplified, clear and educational explanations
‘Act like Hemingway’ — for punchy, minimalist writing with impact
It’s kind of like casting the AI in a role, and then you're directing the performance with the specifics in your prompts.”
“Need a few starter ideas? These formats work across writing, research, translation and even creative tasks:
‘Summarize this article like a journalist’
‘Explain dark matter like a professor’
‘Give feedback like a mentor’
‘Write a poem like a songwriter’
‘Translate this message like a diplomat’
You can swap in almost any role or voice that fits your needs: CEO, therapist, designer, coach, teenager or just about anyone else. The more specific, the better.
Each tweak helps ChatGPT interpret your request through a more useful lens, and the difference in quality is often immediate.” - Amanda Caswell
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