BRX Pro Tip: 3 AI Prompting Tips
Stone Payton: And we’re back with Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, just a little while ago, before we came into this session to record some more pro tips, I was working with another one of our colleagues on an AI project, and it just occurs to me that the real key to a lot of this is the prompting. Talk more about prompting.
Lee Kantor: Yeah. As more and more people are getting involved in AI, it’s really important to understand the importance of prompting properly and getting the most out of a prompt. And something that I learned early on is, before you ask AI to recommend anything to you or to ask it to do something, tell it to ask you some clarifying questions first.
Lee Kantor: So, instead of write a social media post, say ask me three questions about my audience and goals before you write me a social media post. And then, that way, the AI is going to ask you questions to give you a better output at the end of the day. You’re going to get a better output because the AI is going to understand exactly what you need in a more granular fashion.
Lee Kantor: Another thing to do when you’re doing the prompt is you have to give the AI a role in some context. So, you don’t say, “Help me with this email.” You say, “I’m an expert business coach and I’m helping a client have a difficult conversation with their partner. Now help me with this email.” So, when you do it that way, it kind of understands what the context is, and it’s going to give you a better answer.
Lee Kantor: And then, lastly, don’t accept the first answer. Just because they gave you an answer, that’s just their first swing at it. You have to treat AI kind of as a junior intern. So, don’t settle for the first thing that comes out of their mouth. Ask it for three different approaches to the same problem. Say, give me three different ways to structure this presentation, or show me three different tones for this message.
Lee Kantor: AI is great at generating options, so don’t be shy about it, and don’t be afraid to ask it to do more things. Or if you’re not satisfied to push back and say, no, you got that wrong. That’s not what I was looking for.
Lee Kantor: Use the fact that you kind of have unlimited options to your advantage. This is something that’s to your benefit. So, don’t take the first thing they give you. Push back. Just be super specific. The key is treating AI like it’s a collaborative tool, not a genie bottle that you just rub and ask for whatever wish you want.
Lee Kantor: The better you can do your prompts, the better your results are going to be. And don’t settle for the first thing that comes out of their mouth. Push back. Get more specific and you’re going to get a better result.
