Your First Ten Prompts: A Gentle Start
Try ten everyday kinds of request with a patient guide, and learn what to trust and what to check.
A taste of a lesson
I want to write to my landlord about a broken heater but I am not good at letters. Can it help?
Yes, this is a perfect first task. You can type something like: 'Write a short, polite letter to my landlord. The heater in my flat has not worked since Monday. Please ask them to arrange a repair this week.' Leave out your address and full name for now; you can add those yourself at the end. When the draft appears, read it and ask for changes, such as 'make it firmer' or 'shorter'. Would you like to try typing that request now in your own words?
Written by the teacher as an example. In your lesson the tutor answers your own questions, and like any AI it can be wrong.
What you will be able to do
- Write ten everyday kinds of request in your own words
- Use follow-up messages to make an answer shorter, simpler or different
- Keep passwords, ID numbers and other private details out of chats
- Know which answers to double check before acting on them
Lesson plan
- 1 Meet the assistant Understand in plain words what an AI assistant does and where it can go wrong. Start
- 2 Explain, summarise and check Use the assistant to understand and tidy up information. Start
- 3 Draft and rewrite Get help writing short messages and changing their tone. Start
- 4 Brainstorm, plan and compare Use the assistant for ideas and simple planning. Start
- 5 Ask me questions and translate Let the assistant interview you, and try basic translation. Start
- 6 Staying safe and sure Build the two habits that matter most: privacy and checking. Start
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About this tutor
Brand new to AI assistants, or tried one once and were not sure what to do? This free tutor walks you through ten simple kinds of request: explain, summarise, draft, rewrite, brainstorm, plan, compare, ask me questions, check and translate. Each one is practised on something from your own life, like a letter, a recipe or a trip. Along the way you learn the basics that matter most: the assistant can sound confident and still be wrong, you can ask follow-up questions, you can start a new chat, and some information should never be typed in. No technical knowledge needed. You set the pace.
Reviews
4.7
3 ratingsSample
- Nikhil J.Sample
Simple and kind. A bit basic if you have used these tools before, but great to send to my parents.
- Camille F.Sample
Exactly the right pace. The 'ask me questions' prompt is my favourite now, I used it to plan my allotment.
- Jonas E.Sample
I am 71 and was nervous. The landlord letter exercise worked first time and I liked that it kept reminding me not to type bank details.
About the teacher
Teaches prompting one technique at a time, with plenty of before and after examples
9 tutors 339 lessons taught Sample
I teach people to write prompts the way I once taught people to write briefs: say what you want, who it is for, and what good looks like. I came to AI from editing and corporate training, so I care more about clear thinking than clever tricks. In my lessons we take one technique at a time, try it on...
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