Lesson 3 of 20
Writing good prompts
A good prompt is not a secret phrase. It is four parts — context, task, criteria and format — and you can reuse the same four every week.
Here you build yours around a real piece of work and see exactly what breaks when one of the four is missing.
Unit 1 · AI basics
Free lesson
3 min · 9 steps · beginner level
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Build an instruction from the four parts, with no template copied off the internet.
- Diagnose which part is missing when the answer is useless.
- Save your instruction so next time starts halfway done.
What is inside
The 9 steps of the lesson, in order. Each one works on a phone and marks itself.
- Listen to the explanation
- The four parts
- What to expect and what not to
- Quick diagnosis
- Correct without making a mess
- What you should never paste in a chat
- Your reusable instruction
- True or false
- Your best collection
The other lessons in this unit
AI basics: What a text AI actually does, and how to ask so the first draft is already useful.
01
Your first AI lesson
How an AI picks each word, and why that explains almost everything else.
02
How to give context
From a vague idea to a request that gives you something useful.
04
Adjusting tone and format
How to make it sound like you and come ready to use, with no tweaking.
05
Correcting AI without losing track
What to say when the answer almost works, and when to start over.