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How to write your first AI prompt and check the answer
Write your first AI prompt from a few source notes, read Arya’s actual answer and improve it with a focused follow-up. Then try the method with your own facts.
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After a follow-up
Start with a small task and the facts it needs
Open Chat and choose a model. Use a short, non-sensitive source while learning; Arya produced the bakery example below.
Give the task, context, format and review rule
Describe the task, reader, source facts and format. Name anything unknown so you can check it in the answer.
Your first AI prompt: notes into a notice
Turn short notes into a clear draft. The bakery example keeps the supplied times and leaves missing contact details for you to fill in.
Draft a friendly website notice under 60 words using only these bakery notes: On Saturday we open at 9:00 AM and close at 1:00 PM. Sourdough pickup begins at 10:00 AM. Customers order by phone. The date, address and phone number have not been supplied. Use two short paragraphs and a separate Missing details line. Do not invent details.Actual first answer
On Saturday we open at 9:00 AM and close at 1:00 PM. Sourdough pickup begins at 10:00 AM. Customers order by phone. Missing details: Date, address, and phone number.
Ask for one specific change
The follow-up asks for a direct call to action while keeping the times and missing details. Send a focused change in the same conversation, then compare the full revised answer with your source.
Rewrite the notice under 40 words. Keep the opening, closing and pickup times. Give one clear call to action without inventing a phone number, date, address or prices. Keep missing details explicit. Count only the notice text, not the Missing details line.Actual revised answer
On Saturday we open at 9:00 AM and close at 1:00 PM. Sourdough pickup begins at 10:00 AM. Call us to place your order. Missing details: Date, address, and phone number.
Check the revision against the source
The follow-up adds “Call us to place your order” while keeping all three times and the missing details. The notice meets the new word limit but grows from 22 to 24 words. Fill in the date and contact details before publishing.
Before publishing a generated draft
| Decision | What to check |
|---|---|
| Facts | Compare every date, name, time and number with the source notes. |
| Unknowns | Confirm the answer marks missing information instead of inventing it. |
| Format | Count the words using a stated method and inspect paragraphs or requested fields. |
| Revision | Check the new request and the facts that must stay. A revision can add new mistakes or be longer. |
Try the method with your own notes
Write a short notice from three facts you know. Mark one detail as missing. Ask for a useful format, inspect the answer, then request one change. Stop when the facts and missing details are correct; fill in missing information before using the draft.
Your turn
Turn bakery notes into a clear notice.
Try the complete bakery request, compare the supplied times and missing details, then ask for a direct call to action. Replace the facts when you are ready to draft your own notice.
Write a draft and review the checklist.
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Try the prompt in Chat
Copy your draft, open Chat and choose a model. Paste the prompt and send it yourself, then compare the answer with the facts in the brief.
Open ChatMake one focused revision
After reading the first answer, send this follow-up in the same conversation. Check the changed detail and the facts that should stay.
Rewrite the notice under 40 words. Keep the opening, closing and pickup times. Give one clear call to action without inventing a phone number, date, address or prices. Keep missing details explicit. Count only the notice text, not the Missing details line.These are practice instructions to adapt. Use the checklist to review your own result.