How to write a good prompt

Write a good prompt to get the best results from our extensions. Be very specific about what you want and prompt exactly like you would brief a person to do the job, by providing clear instructions and ample context.

While models can sometimes process multi-lingual prompts or generate a response in a different language from the prompt language, it is highly recommended to write your prompt in the language that you expect your response to be in.

You can also check out our OpenAI GPT prompt generator.

Label	Description	Examples
Task	What you want to achieve Note: This should be composed of at least a verb and a noun. You can replace "Task" by "Question" if it makes more sense.	`Task: write a cold email` `Task: write a blogpost` `Task: write 5 taglines` `Task: summarize in 3 paragraphs` `Task: translate from English to Spanish` `Task: create a tweet thread of 10 tweets` `Question: How can I find an SEO expert?`
Topic	What your text is about Note: Don't hesitate to be highly specific.	`Topic: sell a shampoo` `Topic: an ice-cream shop` `Topic: food in Ancient Rome`
Role	What character the AI has to impersonate	`Role: Act as a teacher. Write in very basic terms, and illustrate with examples adapted to your audience. Then provide links to explore the topic further.` `Role: Act as a tech reviewer. You write in-depth reviews including pros, cons, features, and benchmarks.` `Role: Act as a technical writer. Your writing is very structured and hierarchical. Instructions are provided step by step so the reader can apply them without thinking.`
Style	What type of language you want to use	`Style: casual` `Style: formal` `Style: business` `Style: creative` `Style: academic`
Tone	How you want your text to sound	`Tone: joyful` `Tone: angry` `Tone: funny` `Tone: serious` `Tone: excited` `Tone: sad`
Audience	Who this text is for Note: This enables the model to select appropriate words and the right level of abstraction.	`Audience: 5-year old` `Audience: teenager who likes rock music` `Audience: my boss` `Audience: topic expert`
Length	How long the output is expected to be (any unit) Note: Language models have limited numerical accuracy, so it's good to be overly precise if you have a hard limit.	`Length: 4 paragraphs` `Length: 250 words` `Length: strictly under 30 characters including spaces`
Format	What structure or syntax your output must comply with	`Format: HTML` `Format: table` `Format: markdown`
	Any other parameter or instruction that is useful to you	`Country: X` `Product: door bell` `Relate recipient job title to the user selling proposition` `Sign as XYZ` `Start with xxx` `Include references to X, Y and Z`

It is then extremely easy to write a good prompt that you can then use with our extensions.

Spreadsheets
Documents

This is what your prompt should look like in a spreadsheet with GPT for Sheets or GPT for Excel Custom prompt bulk tool:

Learn more about GPT for Sheets Custom prompt bulk tool or GPT for Excel Custom prompt bulk tool.

This is what a prompt should look like in a document with GPT for Word:

This is what a prompt should look like in a document with GPT for Docs:

You can copy this prompt from the text below:

Task: Write a cold email
Style: Salesy
Tone: Funny
Topic: Sell the person on the idea of building their brand and growing their business through social media videos with our company Brandtegic.
Length: 3 paragraphs