Be specific and clear

Be direct and unambiguous in your request.

Vague:

Give me some marketing ideas.

Specific:

Explain three effective digital marketing strategies for increasing social media engagement among millennials.

Explain how you want the information presented.

Vague:

Give me the latest sales data.

Specific:

Provide a summary of our Q2 2023 sales data, highlighting the top three performing regions in a bullet-point list.

Tailor the response to the intended audience and desired tone.

Vague:

Write about climate change.

Specific:

Write a persuasive speech for high school students on the importance of combating climate change, using an urgent and motivational tone.

Avoid combining multiple requests in one prompt.

Vague:

Explain our new software features and how customers can benefit.

Specific:

List and briefly describe the three new features introduced in our latest software update.

Then, in a separate prompt:

Explain how each of these new features can improve productivity for our customers.