Our top 7 AI Prompting Tips

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Joshua Clear
February 15, 2025

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Expert Prompting Tips for Chat AI Systems:

  1. Be specific and clear in your instructions

  2. Provide context and background information

  3. Use a structured format with line breaks

  4. Assign a persona or role to the AI

  5. Break complex tasks into smaller steps

  6. Use affirmative language (e.g., "do" instead of "don't")

  7. Ask for unbiased responses

  8. Employ the Flipped Interaction Pattern for detailed tasks

  9. Create feedback loops to refine outputs

  10. Utilize markdown formatting for clarity

  11. Incorporate examples to guide the AI's output

  12. Ask the AI to explain its reasoning or provide citations

  13. Experiment with different phrasings to optimize results

Now, let's transform this into a witty newsletter guide:

🚀 Become a Prompt Whisperer: Your Guide to AI Sweet-Talking! 🗣️

Hey there, future AI manipulator! Ready to bend ChatGPT to your will? Buckle up, because we're about to turn you into the Prompt Picasso you've always dreamed of being!

The Art of AI Seduction 💋

  1. Get Specific, Darling! 🎯 Don't be shy - tell that AI exactly what you want. It can't read minds (yet).

  2. Set the Mood with Context 🕯️ Paint a picture so vivid, even a robot would swoon.

  3. Structure is Sexy 📏 Use those line breaks like you're writing a love poem to a computer.

  4. Play Dress-Up 🎭 Assign your AI a persona. Today, it's a sassy Victorian butler!

  5. Baby Steps for Big Results 👶 Break it down now, y'all! Complex tasks are just tiny tasks in a trench coat.

  6. Positive Vibes Only ✨ "Do" is the magic word. "Don't" is so last season.

  7. Unbiased is the New Black 🏳️ Ask for fairness like you're judging a robot beauty pageant.

  8. Flip the Script 🔄 Let the AI ask YOU questions. It's like speed dating, but with algorithms!

  9. Feedback is Fabulous 💬 Keep the conversation flowing. It's not ghosting if it's AI!

  10. Markdown Makeover 💅 Format like a boss. Your prompts should look as good as they perform.

  11. Show, Don't Tell 🖼️ Examples are the runway models of the prompt world. Work it!

  12. Citations, Please! 📚 Make your AI show its work like it's in high school math class.

  13. Experiment Like a Mad Scientist 🧪 Try, try, and try again. Edison didn't invent the lightbulb on his first go!

Remember, dear prompt padawan, practice makes perfect. Now go forth and conquer the AI world with your newfound prompting prowess! May the algorithms be ever in your favor. 🤖✨

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