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01Prompter
Get useful answers from AI.
Prompts that produce first drafts you can actually use: emails, posts, plans. Six short lessons, each with something to do on your own work.
- Lessons
- 6
- Time
- 53 min
- Rung
- 01 of 04
- Cost
- Free
Prepares you for02Practitioner
What you’ll be able to do
- Write a prompt that gets a usable first draft on the first try
- Brainstorm without getting the same generic ideas as everyone else
- Turn a so-so answer into a good one by following up
- Get drafts that sound like you
- Turn a messy to-do list into a plan
- Spot when an answer shouldn’t be trusted
The six lessons
53 min total · do them in any order
#LessonLearnTry itStatus
- 01Write a prompt that gets a usable first draftRole, task, context, format. Practice it on an email you actually need to send.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 4 min3 min4 minStart
- 02Brainstorm with AI without getting generic ideasGive it constraints and your own examples, then ask for the unexpected.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 5 min3 min5 minStart
- 03Turn a so-so answer into a good oneFollow up instead of starting over: ask it to shorten, sharpen or explain its choices.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 5 min3 min5 minStart
- 04Make it sound like youShow three things you’ve written and get drafts in your voice, not the robot’s.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 6 min3 min6 minStart
- 05Plan a week or a project with AITurn a messy to-do list into a plan with priorities, owners and a first step.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 6 min3 min6 minStart
- 06Know when not to trust the answerSpot made-up facts, check sources, and learn which questions AI is bad at.Learn · 5 min · Try it · 7 min5 min7 minStart
Put it together
For one week, start every piece of writing with a prompt from this path. Note which drafts you used and which you rewrote.
Where judgment stays human in this path
You decide what gets sent. Every lesson ends with the checks for that task: facts, names, numbers and tone.
Who it’s for
- “I’ve tried ChatGPT and the answers felt generic.”
- “I don’t know what to type.”
- “I want to save an hour a week on writing.”
Questions, answered plainly
Do I need a paid AI subscription?
No. Every Try-it works on the free tier of ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
How long does it take?
About an hour in total, in lessons of 7 to 12 minutes. Do them in any order.