Ask an AI assistant a useful question
Write a clear request, add useful context and improve the answer with a follow-up.
Easy tutorial · About 15 minutes
What you will learn
Practise turning a general question into a clear prompt and improving the result without sharing private information.
Before you start
- Choose an AI assistant you can access.
- Think of a low-risk question where you can easily check the answer.
- Do not use personal, confidential or sensitive information.
Step 1Choose one clear task
Start with a specific, low-risk result such as ideas, an explanation or a first draft.
Step 2Add useful context
Explain the audience, purpose and constraints without including private details.
Step 3Describe the format you need
Ask for an appropriate length, structure or level of explanation.
Step 4Improve the answer with a follow-up
Point to what should change instead of starting the conversation again.
Step 5Check the result
Review factual claims and decide what needs human judgement before using the answer.