How to Talk to AI Like Your Best Friend (Get Better Results!) - Part 1

This recap was written from the class video. Watch it above or on YouTube.

What the class covered

This class taught how to talk to AI by using prompting, which means giving AI clear instructions like talking to a friend. The key idea is to give AI a role to play, such as a doctor or writer, and then provide detailed context and tasks. Examples showed how adding details makes AI responses better, like writing professional emails or romantic love letters. The class emphasized that prompts should be clear and detailed so AI understands and does not ask for more information.

Key takeaways

• Prompting means talking to AI simply and clearly, like talking to a friend.
• Always give AI a role to play, such as a professional or expert in a field.
• Add details and context in your prompt to get better and more specific answers.
• If AI asks for more information, your prompt is not detailed enough.
• You can ask AI to write in different styles, like professional emails or romantic letters.
• Mistakes in prompts are okay because AI can understand and correct them.

Prompts to try

Write an email to a client about a delay.

You are a professional email writer with over 50 years of experience. Write a short professional email to a client explaining our product launch is delayed two weeks due to a security review. Apologize once and give the new date as October 12th. Offer a 15 minutes call. Write it under 120 words.

You are a guru expert in writing romantic love letters with over 40 years of experience. Write a letter for my wife who loves flowers, is a Scorpio, loves to travel, and loves my family. When she reads the letter, I want her to smile and feel glad she married me. Pour your whole heart to make the letter romantic.

Test yourself