Ever struggled to get great results from AI writing? The average prompt only has nine words, but that’s not enough! Learn how to craft prompts that provide clarity, structure, and context. Discover the anatomy of an effective prompt with practical examples like finding hidden hiking gems. Explore types of prompts—quick, moderate, and deep thinking—that can enhance your communication with AI. Get valuable insights on refining your prompts for powerful copywriting and ensure your content meets high standards.
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Detailed Prompts
AI needs more than nine words for decent copywriting.
Provide ample information for optimal results.
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Prompt Adherence
Prompt adherence measures how well AI follows instructions.
Better prompts yield better AI performance.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Simple vs. Complex Prompts
Simple AI requests, like first date suggestions, need few words.
Complex tasks, like writing a sales letter, require more detailed instructions.
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Ever get frustrated with what happens when you try to get an AI to write something?
According to Google Workspace Labs, the average prompt people give an AI is nine words or less.
Nine words!
The AI needs a lot more information than that to do a decent job for you.
But the question is–what information?
Today, we’re going to take a look at how AI goes so very wrong for so many people—and give you some proven ideas on what to do about it.
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Here’s a great general model for prompts, which has been shared in social media by Open AI President Greg Brockman:
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>>The Anatomy of a Prompt<<
Goal
I want a list of the best medium-length hikes within two hours of San Francisco.
Each hike should provide a cool and unique adventure, and be lesser known.
Return Format
For each hike, return the name of the hike as I'd find it on AllTrails, then provide the starting address of the hike, the ending address of the hike, distance, drive time, hike duration, and what makes it a cool and unique adventure.
Return the top 3.
Warnings
Be careful to make sure that the name of trail is correct, that it actually exists, and that the time is correct.
Context Dump
For context: my girlfriend and I hike a ton! We've done pretty much all of the local SF hikes, whether that's presidio or golden gate park. We definitely want to get out of town – we did mount tam pretty recently, the whole thing from the beginning of the stairs to stinson – it was really long and we are definitely in the mood for something different this weekend! Ocean views would still be nice. We love delicious food. One thing I loved about the tam hike is that it ends with a celebration (Arriving in town to breakfast!) The old missile silos and stuff near Discovery point is cool but I've just done that hike probably 20x at this point. We won't be seeing each other for a few weeks (she has to stay in LA for work) so the uniqueness here really counts.
Now, what we’ve talked about today will get you to the next level with your AI prompting.
But if you want to jump up to a much higher level, once again we’re going to recommend the AI Novus Copywriting Mastermind.
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