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A 9-layer framework for prompting AI without getting slop, plus a 5-section checklist for evaluating any AI output. Free PDF, free to share, no strings.
Drawn from the AI session Goetch Stone is presenting at PSU MacAdmins 2026. Tested on real work. Three pages. Print it.
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What's Inside
Walks through the nine things every high-stakes prompt should include: who it's for, what the actual job is, the data the AI must use, the output's shape, and how to iterate. Fillable worksheet format.
Three questions for low-stakes work — when the full framework is overkill. Plus a stakes matrix so you know when to use which version.
Five checks — accuracy, contradictions, slop, hard questions, gut check — to run on any AI output before you accept it. Yours or someone else's.
Why It Exists
Connected Reading
The blog version of this framework, with a worked example. Read this if you want context before downloading the PDF.
The case study of what goes wrong without this framework — when a polished AI document beats an expert's veto in the conference room.
The systemic version: what happens when AI rolls out across a whole business without strategy.
We help leadership teams put guardrails on AI use — policy, workflow review, vendor evaluation, training. The framework is what we internally use to do that work.