These were written for
ChatGPT but should work fine with other chatbots like Google Gemini or Claude.
1. Critically Assess Your
Writing
One of the most powerful
features of ChatGPT (and the other language-based chatbots out there) is its
ability to review work and suggest ways it can be improved. You can cut and
paste your writing into the chatbot after the prompt or upload it as a file.
Prompt: “Critically assess
this text’s clarity, logic and factual accuracy. Evaluate how successfully it
communicates its core message and addresses reader interest. Check for
completeness and that no important aspect of the subject has been overlooked, bearing
in mind the length and scope of the text. Provide a report giving steps that
can be taken to improve it — for example, further research or more data.”
2. When You Just Can’t
Remember That Word
All writers have that moment
when the perfect word eludes them. Just replace the stand-in with the word that
comes closest in meaning to the one you want to use.
Prompt: “Please study this
text and give me 10 options for replacing the word <stand-in> with a
better word:”
3.Smash Through Writer’s
Block
Writer’s block is another
problem that affects every writer at some point. Some writers say the best way
to deal with it is just to write through it. This prompt generates writing
exercises that might help you do that (they work for me anyway).
Prompt: “Please generate five
short writing exercises targeted at helping me overcome writer’s block. My goal
is to write a <blog post/novel/speech etc>. Ideas or subjects I am
interested in writing about include <insert ideas, subjects and topics>.
The exercises should all be aimed at inspiring me to work toward my goal.”
4. Proofreading And
Editing
Proofreading and editing are
essential steps that are easily rushed or overlooked. Proofreading should
obviously never be left entirely to AI. But it can save a lot of time by giving
your writing a first read-through and pointing out easy improvements.
Prompt: “Proofread this text,
checking for factual errors, grammatical accuracy, spelling and punctuation
mistakes or typographical errors. Then, edit the text for consistency of
writing style, clarity of language, readability and structure. Provide me with
a summary of the changes made during these processes as well as an edited
version of the text.”
5. Persuade Your Audience
Writing persuasively is a
valuable skill in many aspects of life, from persuading someone to give you a
job interview to appealing a parking fine. This prompt analyzes a piece of text
to understand how persuasive it is and to provide tips to make it more so:
Prompt: “The purpose of this
text is to persuade the reader that <what?>. Please analyze the content,
tone and structure to assess how persuasive it is, and provide a list of tips
for improving its persuasiveness.”
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