Ever asked AI to write something and thought, “That’s not quite what I meant”? You probably don’t need a cleverer prompt. You may just need to tell it a little more about the job.
Say you receive a long letter and want to know what it asks you to do. You could try:
“Can you explain this letter in plain English? Tell me what the sender is asking and point out any dates I need to know about. If there’s no deadline, please say so.”
Then paste the letter or attach it, if your assistant supports files. Remove details you don’t want to share and check the service’s privacy settings first.
Tell it who the answer is for
If you want a reply to a customer, say so. If you are making notes for yourself, say that instead. You can ask for a short answer, a more relaxed tone or a table comparing the things that matter to you.
You don’t have to get it right the first time. If the answer sounds too formal, tell the assistant. If it missed the main point, explain what is missing and ask it to try again.
Check what comes back
AI can miss a date or confidently fill in something that isn’t there. For important details, go back to the letter and check. You can ask the assistant to point to the passage it used, but read that passage yourself too.
The prompt builder can help you put your task, context and preferred format together. It runs in your browser and does not send your text to Numerdo.