Artificial intelligence is a tool. ChatGPT is a tool. As with all tools, if you don’t know how to use them, they are completely useless. You can’t pick up a complicated kitchen appliance and expect miracles without reading the instructions and learning how to use it. This is no different. Learning how to effectively prompt instead of typing keys in ChatGPT means much better results for you and your business.
Founder of Lasse Linnes Incident Eyeis a database of websites and tools that help you find the best AI tools to power your business, with a mission to share useful knowledge about artificial intelligence, including how to use AI most effectively. This directory currently houses over 250 of the best AI tools (the most useful, not the ones you don’t actually need), divided into categories such as customer support, copywriting, and e-commerce. Within three months, Lynns had built a community subscriber base of 35,000 and he had over 60,000 social followers on his media. The website receives more than 200,000 hits each month, and “this is just the beginning,” he said.
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Linnes captivates with effective prompts and explains everything to our benefit. Here are Linnes’ examples of his four types of prompts and their exact uses, as well as the output each can produce.
Four types of prompts for Large Language Model (LLM)
1. Information prompt
When you prompt ChatGPT or a large language model of your choice to provide information, you are requesting information in a particular format. “If you want to know about a specific topic, use the informational prompts,” says Lynns.
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Learning something faster, getting an overview, and understanding a topic in more detail are all achieved by informational prompts entered into ChatGPT. For example, Linnes recommends this prompt to learn something faster. [insert topic]. Identify and share the most important 20% of what you learned from this topic that will help you understand the 80%. ” Below is a brief description of the topic in question, broken down into a relevant and memorable structure. A similar prompt for ChatGPT to explain a particular topic is “please explain”. [something about] [topic] of [format]For example, “Describe in 100 words the benefits of using solar energy.”
Information prompts should also be used to request information entered in a different format. Lynns cites a book summary as an example, but it could also be a transcript, meeting notes, an article, or a complex document. Depending on which version of his ChatGPT you’re using, you can insert some text and ask for a synopsis, or just give the text and the author’s name and the Internet-powered version will find it for you. Here’s the prompt Linnes suggested: “Please summarize the content of the book.” [book name] by author [author name] And give me a list of the most important learnings and insights. ”
Every time you see an informational prompt, think about what you’re trying to accomplish and make sure that what you’re asking will accomplish that. If your purpose is to educate others, say so. If you want the output to be memorable, say so too. Understand the purpose behind what you produce.
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2. Creative prompts
“These prompts inspire AI to generate imaginative and engaging content such as stories, poems, and scripts.” Have fun with these prompts. Think of informational prompts as study guides and researchers, and creative prompts as inspirational co-pilots. Lynns shared her three key creative prompts, scripts, messages and blogs to try in your business.
Effective use of creative prompts can output scripts such as YouTube videos, keynotes, or even examples of what to say at your next team meeting. The key is to effectively set the scene and explain what you want. Linnes provides an example YouTube script prompt so you can edit it to your needs. She writes “scripts for YouTube videos. This video is her how-to guide to creating Facebook ads for her first time as a beginner. The videos she says are under 5 minutes and can be understood by a 10-year-old.” It should be simple.”
Here’s an example of Linnes’ prompt, just like when writing a blog post: “Please write” [length in words] blog post by [topic in detail].use [specify the type of] tone, targeting [your target audience].Include the following section [specify subheaders]target your main keywords [primary keyword] [number] times, including secondary keywords [secondary keywords],use [number] times[BC1] each. “
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For each of the examples above, experiment and see the results. Please add more information if you have any doubts. More context, more guides. Think of ChatGPT as a voracious, fast-learning, work-experience student who happily crunches large amounts of information to apply to his job.
3. Instruction prompt
Use instructional prompts when you want to learn how to do something. “These prompts request step-by-step guidance or tutorials on specific subjects,” says Lynns. By scraping the entire web, LLM can format words this way. You can sift through vast amounts of information and give clear instructions on what to do.
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You can also use instructional prompts to create a guide that you can follow yourself. You can even give team members or freelancers a guide to follow along the process leading to a particular outcome. Examples of prompts for how-to guides, ads, and social media campaigns include ‘Take a step-by-step guide on how to set up a Facebook advertising campaign for your business’. Replace Facebook Ads campaigns with Google Ads, Twitter Ads, or LinkedIn Ads. Replace companies with brands, influencers, and local businesses. Similarly for social media campaigns, Linz dictated: “Please provide a step-by-step guide on how to create a social media campaign. [type of] business sales [type of products] To [target audience]”
Use creative prompts when writing entire scripts. If you want someone to create a script from a set of instructions, use ChatGPT to get the instructions. Example: “Provide guidance on how to write short promotional ad scripts” [type of company]Selected Creative Partners can create ad scripts based on this guide.
Please note that ChatGPT is a language model, not a complex thinking machine. It’s been known that if you don’t know the answer, you make it up, so check the facts and be prepared for mistakes to sneak in.
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4. Problem Solving Prompts
Problem-solving prompts are similar to creative prompts, but have a more specific purpose of solving a problem. “These prompts are asking for solutions to specific problems and challenges,” says Lynns. Think of ChatGPT as a helpful mentor for your business when using problem-solving prompts. Advertising specialist and financial guide. Everything they suggest you get to consider, test, and validate, but the suggestions themselves help generate new ideas or hear options for moving forward.
If you get stuck, use the problem-solving prompts. When you want change and progress but don’t know where to go. When website traffic is stagnant, say, “Suggest me how to get more organic traffic to my website,” and explain the size and purpose of the site, says Linnes. . To make the proposal more relevant, I’ll be specific. Marketing As an example of his plan, Lins adds: “My e-commerce beauty company will spend $5,000 on marketing activities over the next three months. Please suggest three different marketing strategies for how to spend the budget.”
Similarly, use the internet-enabled version of ChatGPT to find the latest options, such as fundraising. “Create a comprehensive guide to small business financing options, including loans, grants, and equity financing,” Linds said, prompting the model to generate a useful plan. suggested there is. You don’t have to do everything described in the model. But it might be effective in pointing you in the right direction.
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When directed in the right way, ChatGPT breaks down complex problems into smaller pieces and uses collective Internet knowledge to figure out how to solve them. Add more prompts to tell them which option you prefer, and keep working until you’re happy with the plan.
Informational prompts, creative prompts, instructional prompts, problem-solving prompts. Which one do you use and why? Understand the four types and choose the right one for your challenge. Whether in business or LLM, the better you ask for what you want, the better you get.