Charles: the simple two‑sentence critique prompt

Download Inventium.ai’s custom GPT instructions to create your own Personal AI Reviewer Buddy here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/51dd2a9719  

Producing high volumes of work isn’t the hard part anymore. Producing high quality is.  

In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through how to use AI as a rigorous reviewer of your work – not to replace your judgment, but to sharpen it. We go beyond a basic “please review this” prompt and share a structured way to pressure test emails, documents, slide decks and analysis before they leave your desk. 

Neo shares the exact system he uses, which he’s nicknamed Charles – a GPT designed to critique work properly, diagnose weaknesses and suggest stronger alternatives. And yes, we’re giving you Charles (via the link above!). 

Neo and I cover: 

• How to write a simple but powerful critique prompt that goes beyond surface-level polishing 

• What to ask AI to check for, including inaccuracies, weak support, bias, gaps, impracticality and verbosity 

• How to customise your review criteria for specific roles, policies or stakeholders 

• The quality gates Neo uses, including factual accuracy, logical soundness, completeness, relevance, clarity, structure, safety and practicality 

• How AI can improve its own output if you’ve used it to draft something in the first place 

• Why you should never treat a first AI response as gospel 

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn and via inventium.ai, where he leads Inventium’s AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams. 

And if you’re ready to move beyond basic prompts and start using AI as a genuine thinking partner, check out inventium.ai. We help individuals, teams and organisations turn GenAI into a real work superpower – saving 10+ hours a week and staying future ready. 

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ 

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Credits: 
Host: Amantha Imber 
Sound Engineer: Martin Imber 

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