Let the AI ask questions and critique your draft

Module 1: Prompting that works

Course outline

Quick check

Guess first, no penalty. Your request is missing key facts, and you're not sure which. What's the best first message?

A prompt is the message you send to the AI. Sometimes the answer is weak because your request is missing information. Fix that before writing starts.

Before you write anything, ask me up to 5 questions about this task.
Wait for my answers, then write.

The task: [weekly status update for my team].

The questions might cover the time period, the audience, the numbers and the tone. A minute spent answering can save several rounds of rewriting.

Critique a draft

To critique means to point out what's weak. You can use the model as a reviewer, including on text you wrote yourself.

What is weak or unclear in this draft? List up to 5 problems.
Do not rewrite it yet.

[paste the draft]

Then fix only the problems you agree with.

Fill the gaps

Fill the gap in your next message.

Prompt

Fix problem 1 and problem 2 only.

This is useful for a support reply, a note to parents, or a project summary before you send it.

Try it

Your steps, about 2 minutes

0 of 1
  1. 1.Paste a draft you wrote and ask "What is weak or unclear here?" Then fix the one problem you care about most.2 min

Practice

Question 1 of 2

Your manager asks for a 'short summary of the project'. You do not know the audience, the length, or which numbers to include. The model is ready to write. What is the best first step?

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