Practice

Prompts that fit a free chat box.

Each prompt is plain text. Paste it into a free chatbot. You do not need a plugin, a custom GPT, or a named paid model. Add your own material where the prompt stops.

A useful prompt is specific and bounded

Say what to do, what to leave out, and what to do when the source is thin. Ask for a short answer when you want one. If the task depends on a fact, tell the model to stick to the text you pasted.

Writing

Plain rewrite

Rewrite the text below so a busy reader can follow it. Keep the facts. Use short sentences. Do not add claims that are not in the text.

Text:

Two versions

Give me two versions of the paragraph below. Version A is neutral. Version B is warmer. Keep the same facts in both. Then list any sentence you were unsure about.

Paragraph:

Research

What to check

I am learning about the topic below. List five questions I should be able to answer, and say what kind of source would settle each one. Do not invent citations. If you are unsure, say so.

Topic:

Compare two explanations

I will paste two short explanations. Point out where they agree, where they differ, and which differences I should verify myself. Do not pick a winner unless the difference is stated in the text.

Explanation A:

Explanation B:

Study

Quiz me

Quiz me on the notes below. Ask one question at a time. Wait for my answer. Then say whether I was right, and quote the part of the notes you used. Do not add facts that are not in the notes.

Notes:

Explain like I am new

Explain the idea below as if I have not studied it. Use one everyday example. End with a sentence on what the explanation does not cover.

Idea:

Coding

Find the bug

Read the code below. Name the most likely bug, say how you would check it, and show a small patch. If the code is fine, say so. Do not rewrite the whole file.

Code:

Explain this function

Explain what the function below does, in plain language, then list its inputs and outputs. Do not suggest a new library.

Function:

Business

Decision note

Turn the notes below into a one-page decision note: the choice, two options, what we know, what we do not know, and the next step. Do not invent numbers.

Notes:

Meeting summary

Summarise the meeting notes below as decisions, open questions, and owners. If an owner is not named, write “not named”.

Notes:

Marketing

One audience

Write three short headlines for the offer below. The reader is named in the first line. Do not claim a discount, a ranking, or a result that is not in the offer.

Reader:
Offer:

Cut the pitch

Shorten the pitch below to 80 words. Keep the product, who it is for, and the limit. Remove adjectives that do not change the meaning.

Pitch: