When using artificial intelligence, how you formulate your request directly influences the quality of the response. This request, called prompt, may be a detailed question, instruction or description.
It is not necessary to be a developer or technology specialist to write a good quick. Just explain clearly what you want to obtain and provide information useful to AI.
What is a quick one?
A prompt is the message you send to an intelligence tool artificial. It can be used to ask for an explanation, to draft a text, create an image, summarize a document or get ideas.
A short request may sometimes be sufficient. However, when the task is more precise, it is preferable to add a context, a goal and instructions on the expected result.
Start by giving context
The context allows the AI to better understand your situation. Indicate your level of knowledge, your activity, the public concerned or the reason you need an answer.
Example:
"I am a beginner in digital marketing and I want to understand
essential concepts before creating a website. »
This information is more useful than just a request such as: "Explain marketing. »
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Formulate a specific task
Explain exactly what you want the AI to achieve. Use a verb action as writing, summarizing, comparing, explaining, correcting or organize.
Wave demand:
"Tell me about social networks. »
Specific request:
"Explains the advantages and limitations of social networks to a beginner,
using five simple points and one example for each point. »
Indicate the response format
You can ask AI to submit its response in the form that You're the best fit. It can be a list, a table, a summary, a detailed plan or step-by-step procedure.
- "Respond in five points. »
- "Present the information in a table. »
- « Summarizes this text in 100 words. »
- "Give me a six-step procedure. »
- "Add a concrete example to each explanation. »
Specify tone and level
The same information can be explained in several ways. You can ask for a professional, educational, simple, direct or adapted tone to a child.
Also specify the desired length. For example: « Writes an explanation of 300 words for an audience starting with a professional and accessible tone. »
Add your constraints
Constraints avoid a response that is too general or too long. You can specify the topics to include, the elements to avoid, the language used and the number of examples desired.
Example:
« Writes a text in French of 600 words, without technical terms,
with three subtitles and a short conclusion. »
Improve response gradually
It is not always necessary to write a perfect prompt from the start. If the answer does not meet your expectations, simply indicate which needs to be changed.
- Ask for an initial answer.
- Identify what's wrong with you.
- Ask for a clearer or shorter version.
- Add missing information.
Tip: instead of starting a new conversation, ask AI to correct or improve its previous response.
A simple model to reuse
You can use the following template to quickly create a prompt adapted to most situations:
"You are [role or specialist]. Help me to [task specific]. My context is [useful information]. Answer in the form of [format desired], with a tone [style] and a length of [number of words]. »
For example: "You are a French teacher. Help me correct this text. Explain each error simply and present the corrections in a table. »
Errors to avoid
Avoid too vague requests, conflicting instructions and messages that do not specify the target audience. Don't send either. confidential information simply for more than one response Personalized.
Finally, read the result again. An AI can produce a response well written while containing error or inaccurate information.
Conclusion
Well communicating with artificial intelligence is not about use complicated words. Above all, you must clearly explain your provide the necessary context and specify the expected format.
With a little practice, you can get more precise answers, faster and better suited to your personal or professional needs.
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