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Write a clear prompt
I can write an AI prompt that states the task, relevant context, desired format, and checkable limits.
Prompts and guidance
What this means
Shape a prompt so it shows what AI should do, what it needs to know about the situation, what form the answer should take, and what boundaries it must follow.
Why this matters
A vague prompt produces a generic answer that is hard to assess. When the task, context, format, and limits are visible, you know what to check in the response.
How to recognize this skill
- 01State clearly what AI should do.
- 02Provide context needed for the task, and leave out what is not needed.
- 03Specify the answer format, such as length, structure, or audience.
- 04Set at least one limit that can be checked in the answer, such as which material it may use or what it must not add.
This does not yet demonstrate the skill
- Copying a ready-made prompt without adapting it to your situation.
- Writing a long prompt in which the task is hard to find.
Learn this
Guides
- TeachesWrite an AI request that gives you a useful draftWrite a request with a task, context, format and a checkable constraint, then improve the response with one follow-up request.
- TeachesPrompting next steps — ask, check and improveRefine your request, ask for a visible structure and check the result. This follow-up guide requires no technical skills.
- PracticesChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini or Grok? — choose your first experimentChoose your first AI assistant based on what you want to do today. You do not need to find a single best tool.
Courses
- Teaches · AssessesAI foundationsLearn to ask AI for a useful draft, keep it within the information you provide, verify an important claim, and compare responses. Then complete one task of your own from start to finish.
- Teaches · AssessesAI at work: from draft to a repeatable workflowTake one work task from choosing what AI can draft through actions, a repeatable instruction, and a message. Identify where a person makes the decision.
Practice
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