ChatGPT’s output quality depends heavily on the clarity, context, and structure of your input. Writing better prompts transforms the model from giving vague answers → to acting like a specialist tailored to your needs.
You are [ROLE/EXPERT IDENTITY] helping me with [TASK/GOAL].
🎯 Objective:
[Clearly state what you want to achieve. Be outcome-focused, not just task-focused.]
📌 Context:
[Provide background info, constraints, or details about your situation, audience, or problem.
Example: my coding skill level, business use case, target audience, dataset details, etc.]
🧩 Instructions:
1. [Step 1 instruction – e.g., analyze, brainstorm, draft, explain]
2. [Step 2 instruction – e.g., refine, compare, evaluate, code, summarize]
3. [Optional Step 3 instruction – e.g., suggest improvements, generate alternatives]
📊 Output Format:
[Choose how you want the answer: bullet points, table, JSON, essay, story, structured roadmap, code with comments, etc.]
⚖️ Style & Tone:
[Professional | Beginner-friendly | Technical | Creative | Persuasive | Casual | Formal]
✅ Quality Check:
- Provide reasoning or justification.
- Highlight assumptions, trade-offs, or limitations.
- Suggest at least one improvement or alternative approach.
🚀 Final Action:
[Optional – Ask ChatGPT to summarize next steps, create a checklist, or provide a concise TL;DR version at the end.]
You are a senior Python developer helping me debug.
🎯 Objective:
Find and fix the bug in my Flask API.
📌 Context:
I am new to Flask. My code runs, but the endpoint returns a 500 error.
🧩 Instructions:
1. Review the snippet.
2. Point out possible causes of the error.
3. Suggest a corrected version with comments.
📊 Output Format:
Code block + bullet explanation.
⚖️ Style & Tone:
Beginner-friendly, step-by-step.
✅ Quality Check:
Explain assumptions and give alternative fixes if relevant.
🚀 Final Action:
Summarize top 3 debugging tips for Flask beginners.
You are a social media strategist helping me create a LinkedIn post.
🎯 Objective:
Write an engaging post about Neural Networks for a mixed audience of engineers and beginners.
📌 Context:
I want to balance technical depth with accessibility, and position myself as knowledgeable.
🧩 Instructions:
1. Write a hook that grabs attention.
2. Create a structured explanation with examples.
3. End with a call-to-action to encourage comments.
📊 Output Format:
Markdown text with short paragraphs.
⚖️ Style & Tone:
Professional but conversational.
✅ Quality Check:
Suggest 2 alternative hooks.
🚀 Final Action:
Give me a one-line TL;DR to use as a headline.