Iterative Prompting

Never treat AI prompting as a one-shot attempt; think of it as a conversation.

• Send an initial prompt to get a rough draft.
• Review the draft, then send a follow-up instruction to modify specific parts.
• Example follow-up: “That was good, but make the second paragraph much shorter and change the tone to be more playful.”

Refining Answers

If the AI gives you an answer that is almost perfect but slightly off, don’t rewrite your entire original prompt. Pinpoint the exact issue and tell the AI to correct it.

• Example: “The data in column 3 is correct, but change the formatting so all numbers show currency symbols.”

Asking AI to Critique Its Own Work

AI is highly capable of identifying flaws in its own drafts if explicitly commanded to look for them.

• Step 1: Let the AI generate your requested text.
• Step 2: Prompt: “Read the text you just generated. Find 3 logical flaws, clichés, or weak sentences in it, and list them.”
• Step 3: Prompt: “Now, rewrite the text to fix those 3 specific issues.”

Breaking Large Projects into Smaller Prompts

If you ask an AI to “Write a whole fantasy novel,” it will run out of memory or deliver a highly rushed, 5-page summary. Break big tasks into logical steps.

• Prompt 1: “Brainstorm 5 world-building concepts for a fantasy story.”
• Prompt 2: “Using concept #3, outline the character arcs for 3 main characters.”
• Prompt 3: “Write the opening scene for Chapter 1 based on that outline.”

Creating Reusable Prompt Templates

Save your successful prompts by replacing specific variables with placeholders in brackets like [this].

• Template Example: “Act as a expert copywriter. Write a [Platform] post about [Topic] targeting [Audience]. The tone should be [Tone].”