Lesson 1 of 8 · Evaluate LLM Output Before You Trust It
In this lesson. Task success, not eloquence.
What you will learn
- Expected traits
- Fail conditions
- Job done
Walkthrough
You will write a spec: input, expected traits, fail conditions. Eloquence without the job done is a fail. This is the mindset shift.
Work through the ideas in order. After each point, pause and connect it to a task you already do — a document, a workflow, or a feature you own. The goal of Evaluate LLM Output Before You Trust It is usable skill, not a pile of notes.
If something is unclear, rewrite it in your own words before you continue. Teaching the step back to yourself is the fastest way to see gaps.
Practice
Write a spec for one prompt or feature in one page.
Keep the first attempt small. A finished example you can reuse beats a perfect plan you never run.
Check your understanding
- Can you explain the goal of this lesson in one sentence to a teammate?
- Where would you apply “Expected traits” in your own work this week?
- What would you change on a second pass of the practice?
Next. Continue to the following lesson when the practice has a real artifact, even a rough one.