Lesson 3.1 — The 4-part recipe

AI for Dummies · Module 3: Asking good questions (prompts) · About 20 min · Phone or computer

Goal: write prompts that get useful answers first time.

What you'll learn

• Use the 4-part recipe

Step 1 · The recipe

1. Who it's for: "for my 80-year-old neighbour"
2. What you want: "a short note"
3. Details: "thanking her for minding the dog, mention the lemon cake"
4. Format: "3 sentences, warm, Australian English"

Step 2 · Before and after

Weak: "write a thank you note"

Strong:

Write a thank-you note for my 80-year-old neighbour Joan. She minded our dog for a week and baked us a lemon cake. 3 sentences, warm and simple, Australian English.

Try both and compare.

Try it now

Write a 4-part prompt for a real message you need to send this week.

• Done it

Safety note

✅ Done when

• Tried the exercise
• Got the quiz right (below)

Quick quiz