START HERE · LESSON 2 OF 10 · 15 MIN
Write your first good prompt
Most poor AI results come from vague requests. A prompt that says who it is for, what you need and how to check it gets better answers from any model.
Do it now
- Write a lazy prompt: “Write a post about my shop.”
- Now add: who the reader is, what you want them to do, two facts about your shop, the length and the tone.
- Add a check: “List any claim I should verify.”
- Run both prompts (or use the guided template) and compare.
- Save the better prompt — it is now reusable.
Check yourself
Answer in your head first, then open each one.
Name the five parts of a strong prompt.
Role, task, context, format, and checks/constraints.
Why ask the AI to list claims to verify?
It makes uncertain facts visible so you can check them before using the text.
Tip
Keep a “prompts that worked” note. Reusing good prompts saves more time than any trick.