Show the style you want

Module 1: Prompting that works

Course outline

Quick check

Guess first, no penalty. You want the AI to write the way you do. What's the fastest way?

A prompt is the message you send to the AI. Describing a style takes many words. Showing one takes one paste. Send a message you wrote before, and ask the model (the AI behind the chat tool) to copy its tone and shape.

Here is an email I wrote last month that had the right tone:

[paste your email]

Write the new one in the same style. Same greeting, same length, same sign-off.

The new email is about: [topic].
The reader is: [customer, manager, team].

This works well for weekly emails, customer replies and team updates. You can paste three examples if you want the match to be even closer.

Fill the gaps

Fill the gaps.

Prompt

Here is a team update I wrote last week: [pasted update]. Write this week's update . It's about .

Ask for three versions

One answer shows you one option. Three show you a range, and you can pick the closest one.

Give me 3 different versions of this [customer reply]:
1. Short and direct
2. Friendly and warm
3. Formal and detailed
Do not explain the differences. Just give the three versions.

Pick the version you prefer, then refine that one. A salesperson can ask for three email openers, then keep the one that sounds most like them.

Try it

Your steps, about 2 minutes

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  1. 1.Paste one message you wrote before and ask for a new one in the same style.2 min

Practice

Question 1 of 2

You send a weekly update to your manager and the model's version sounds nothing like you: too cheerful and too long. You have three of your own updates saved. What helps most?

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