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At the doctor's

You will remember the diagnosis. Not the four things that came after it.

The words go past you once, at speed, and then the appointment is over.

The situation

A name for the condition, a dosage, two things to avoid, and a follow-up date — said in three minutes, in medical vocabulary, while you are still processing the first sentence.

How the session is set up

The built-in model, so nothing about your health leaves your computer. No files needed.

The New session dialog: the built-in model selected and an instruction to explain in plain words and suggest questions to ask.The New session dialog: the built-in model selected and an instruction to explain in plain words and suggest questions to ask.

Session instruction

Explain what was just said in plain words. List what I was told to do, and suggest the questions I should ask before I leave the room.

During the call

The jhint window during an appointment: the clinician's sentence explained in plain words, with what to do next and two questions to ask before leaving.The jhint window during an appointment: the clinician's sentence explained in plain words, with what to do next and two questions to ask before leaving.

The plain-language version, plus the question you would otherwise have thought of in the car park.

Every part of this is described in Start a session and The conversation window.