Advanced ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
Advanced ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
By now you have probably experimented with ChatGPT and realised the huge potential
this “calculator for words” has. In this article I share the results of my research on how to
make the most of this powerful tool. Whether you’re using ChatGPT as a personal
assistant or in a professional setting, you’ll find some valuable hacks to level up your AI
experience.
C h a t G P T T i p s & Tr i c ks
Breakdown Queries
To create a more engaging and interactive conversation with ChatGPT, try breaking
down your queries into sub-queries. For example, you might start by asking ChatGPT to
list some recipes, then ask for a specific recipe by number, and finally ask for
modifications to make the recipe more spicy. This creates a “conversational journey”
that can be more engaging and enjoyable.
Set A Persona
To give your conversations with ChatGPT a more personalized touch, try setting a
persona for the model to use. For example, you might say “You are a physics professor,
explain in detail…” to give ChatGPT a more specific role and personality. This can make
the conversations feel more realistic and engaging. There are examples of this in the Ad
vanced ChatGPT Prompts section
In the second part of this series I’ll discuss advanced prompts and flags for Mid Journey
Half the battle with ChatGPT is knowing what you can use it for. In a years time this will
probably be obvious but new use cases are being discovered every day. Here is a big
list of basic prompts that I brainstormed and found from various sources… including
ChatGPT of course
ChatGPT Comebacks
ChatGPT has a memory function, unlike a search engine where each query is isolated,
future prompts take into account the entire conversation history.
This is quite powerful as you can discuss a certain topic and build ChatGPT’s knowledge
throughout the conversation.
Often you wont get a perfect response first time so you can then throw comebacks at it
to refine the output. Here are some examples:
Now let’s get into formatting some more advanced prompts. You can copy and paste
these in to use as they are or craft them to your particular use case by adding details
such as information about who the content is for.
You are a professional copywriter, please come up with 20 headlines based on the
original above using these strategies:
The above will output 20 headlines using general good practices for writing headlines.
Choose one from the list, put it back in and ask it to make variations.
You are a professional copywriter, create a one page sales letter about the topic above
using these strategies:
The goal and call to action for this content is to: Sign up for the newsletter
In this example we are using standard copywriting practices to create a better sales
letter that engages the reader. We have been clear and specific in the prompt.
ChatGPT is a machine, it’s not magical, the quality of the output is correlated to
the clarity and detail of your input.
You can also sign up for an OpenAI API key and use their tools from within an API. Here is
a simple example (coded by chatGPT) of how this could be done in NodeJS
openai.api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY";
This opens up a lot of possibilities to build on top of this incredible technology. 2023
will be a breakthrough year for AI and tools like this are changing the way we work. In my
opinion it’s well worth taking some time to study them and come up with your own
unique use cases & prompts.
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