Write your first useful AI prompt

What you will do

By the end, you will have one prompt you can reuse, and a simple way to improve any prompt.

You will need: Any AI assistant you already use, and one small task you do often.

An example to look at

Write a 3-sentence welcome message for first-time customers of a small hair salon. Warm and friendly tone. End with a question about what style they want.

The steps

1. Pick a small, real task

   Choose something low risk, like a message to a customer, a weekly meal plan, or a study summary. Avoid anything private.

2. Say who it is for

   Add context in one line. For example: "This is for first-time customers of a small hair salon."

3. Set the format

   Ask for the length, tone, and layout. For example: "Three short sentences, warm tone, end with a question."

4. Read it and ask for changes

   Reply with simple edits like "Make it shorter" or "Remove the exclamation marks". Two or three rounds is normal.

5. Check before you use it

   Look for wrong facts, names, or promises. You are the editor, and the final version is yours.

Check yourself