Tutorial 2 of 21 · September 8, 2026
Two-minute tutorial: the three-part way to ask
A simple three-part structure for asking an AI tool for anything, so you get a usable answer the first time
Once you've sent your first message to an AI chat tool, the next question is what to actually type. Most people either write one vague line or a huge paragraph of backstory, trying to cover every possibility. Neither works especially well. There's a simpler structure that gets you a usable answer almost every time, and it only takes three pieces of information. This matters most in the very first few messages you send, before you've built any real feel for what the tool needs from you — that's exactly when a vague one-liner or an over-explained paragraph is most tempting, and when it costs you the most back-and-forth to fix.
Do this now
- Say who you are — your job or business, in one short line. This gives the tool the context it needs to pick the right tone and details without you having to explain your whole situation from scratch.
- Say what you need — the actual task, plainly. Not a mood or a vague direction like "help me with a client," just the concrete thing you want written or worked out, in a few words.
- Say what it's for — who's going to read it, and the tone you want them to feel. A client reading a text message needs a different tone than a supplier reading an invoice note, and naming that up front matters more than people expect.
- Put the three together in one message and send it. You don't need headers or labels for each part — just write them as one natural sentence or two, the way you'd say it out loud to someone.
Try this
I run a small dog-walking business. Write a friendly text to a client whose payment is a week late. Keep it short and warm, not stern.
What you'll get back
Notice how that example does all three things in two short sentences: who you are, what you need, and the tone it should land in. You'll get back a text that already sounds like something you'd send a client you like, not a form letter chasing money — casual enough for a text thread, direct enough to actually get read. It reads like something written by a person who already knew the situation, not a generic template with a name dropped in afterward.
The more specific those three parts are, the less editing you'll do afterward. A vague request gets you a vague answer that needs reworking line by line; a request with real specifics — your actual business, the actual situation, the actual tone — tends to come back close enough to send as is. It's a small habit, but once it clicks, it's the difference between typing a request once and typing it five different ways to get to the same place. Once it sets in properly, you stop noticing you're even doing it — the three pieces just come out together in one breath, the same way you'd naturally explain a situation to a colleague who wasn't there for it.
The shortcut: use the ready-made helper
How every one of the 30 helpers works
- Open Claude or ChatGPT
- Copy the PROMPT box
- Replace every [BRACKET]
- Send it
- Paste into the TEMPLATE
Every one of the 30 helpers works exactly like this tutorial, with the full prompt written for you.
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