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Trim the hero clip to a 15-second stories version: cut to the strongest 15 seconds, ensure pacing stays punchy, add ca…

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The same job, four prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Trim the hero clip to a 15-second stories version: cut to the strongest 15 seconds, ensure…+
Trim the hero clip to a 15-second stories version: cut to the strongest 15 seconds, ensure pacing stays punchy, add captions, export as a stories-ready MP4, and deliver by end of day so media can buy that inventory this week.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before finalizing the 15s cut, make it more likely to run without pauses: keep the opening…+
Before finalizing the 15s cut, make it more likely to run without pauses: keep the opening frame that shows the product in the first two seconds, bake captions that match speaker turns for viewers who watch muted, check the first frame is readable at mobile resolution for the ad ops lead, and export one vertical and one square variant.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

3 of them
Trim the hero clip down to a 15-second version for stories so we can buy that cheap inventory this week.
Trim the short video of last week’s town-hall highlights so executives can watch a condensed version.
Trim the rush footage to a short clip so production can check the day's key shots without sifting through hours.

Who does this

3 roles
Digital Campaign ManagerExecutive AssistantProduction Assistant

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Canva — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.