Summary:
This blog post provides an introduction to crafting effective AI prompts. It covers the basics of creating prompts for various applications, such as content creation, grants, and awards. The post emphasizes the importance of using curly brackets {} to create variables within prompts, allowing for dynamic and flexible responses. This technique helps in generating more accurate and personalized outputs from AI tools. The series aims to equip anyone with foundational skills in AI prompt engineering to enhance their productivity and creativity.
I’m using Microsoft Copilot (Opens in a new tab). Type, Copy/Paste the prompts below and review the results.
Prompt 1a: Unique Ideas Suggestion
You’re a highly experienced and awarded creative thinker with the ability to come up with fresh and different ideas. I want you to provide three unexpected ideas about {the idea below}. These ideas should not use the typical approach or copy what other people are doing. It the proposal may include creativity, knowledge, discourse, scholarly research project, community outreach. Please present your ideas using markdown and bullet points, giving each idea a snappy title and then clearly describing the idea. I would very much like to do something {your interest or subject matter}
{paste the award, grant, or contest details here} Can be a web address or document upload.
{paste your interest here citing people, places and things} Can also be a web address or document upload.