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Prompt examples

Before and After AI Prompts

Most people do not need fancy prompt engineering. They need to give AI the task, context, format, and tone. These examples show the difference.

Prompt makeovers

Email reply

Before

Write a reply to this email.

After

Write a calm, friendly reply to this email. Thank them, answer the main question, keep it under 150 words, and make it sound like a real person wrote it.

Research

Before

Tell me about this topic.

After

Explain this topic for a beginner. Give me the three most important things to know, two terms I should understand, and three questions I should verify from reliable sources.

Planning

Before

Make me a schedule.

After

Here are my tasks and appointments. Group them by energy level, put the most important items first, and give me a realistic plan for one day without overloading it.

Writing

Before

Make this better.

After

Improve this draft without changing my meaning. Keep my voice, remove repetition, make the structure clearer, and show me the three biggest edits you made.

The simple formula

Tell AI the task, context, format, tone, and limits. That one habit improves most results immediately.