Module 3 of 5Lesson 1 of 1~14 min
A clear request in five elements
Most disappointing answers come from an incomplete request. This lesson gives you a simple structure for writing a clear request, then teaches you to understand why an answer misses the mark and to fix it with one well-chosen detail rather than starting over.
Lesson objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to write a request that specifies the task, the context, the data, the format and the success criteria, then diagnose a disappointing answer and fix it with a targeted clarification.
Topics covered
- writing a prompt
- effective prompts
- generative AI
- improving an answer
In the glossary
Where it fits
Getting a useful first result
How do you phrase a request that gives a usable result, and what do you do when the answer disappoints?
Lessons in this module
- A clear request in five elements (this lesson)
What you will learn in this module
This lesson is part of the course Choosing and using AI tools at work
- Write a clear request (task, context, data, format, criteria) that produces a usable first result.
- Diagnose why a response falls short and fix it with a targeted clarification.
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