Master Your AI Prompts: Insider Techniques for Transformative Results

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Hey, it’s Mal, the Misfit Master of AI, and you’re listening to “I am GPTed” – the show where we turn buzzwords into things you can actually use before your next coffee gets cold.
Let’s get straight into it.
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Today we’re doing five things:
1. One prompting technique
2. One sneaky everyday use case
3. One very common beginner mistake
4. A quick practice exercise
5. A tip to judge whether the AI just helped you… or confidently wasted your time
### 1. One prompting technique: “Role + Result + Rules”
If you remember nothing else, remember this: **Role, Result, Rules.**
Bad prompt:
> “Write an email to my boss about a project delay.”
You’ll get something like:
> “Dear Sir/Madam, unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances…”
Corporate beige. Useless.
Better prompt:
> “You are a **project manager** who is calm but direct.
> **Result:** Write a short email to my boss about a project delay of 3 days.
> **Rules:**
> - Take responsibility, but don’t overshare blame
> - Suggest a plan to get back on track
> - Keep it under 150 words
> - No buzzwords, plain language.”
Same AI, totally different brain. You gave it:
- A **role** (how to think)
- A **result** (what to produce)
- **Rules** (how to shape it)
Use this format with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, whoever. They all understand “Role + Result + Rules” better than your last manager understood you.
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### 2. Practical use case you probably haven’t tried
Use AI as your **“meeting de-bloater.”**
Paste in your messy meeting notes or a transcript and say:
> “You are a **concise chief of staff**.
> Turn these notes into:
> - 5 bullet-point decisions
> - 5 bullet-point action items by person
> - 3 risks I should flag to my manager in one paragraph.
> If anything is ambiguous, list it in a separate ‘Questions’ section.”
Suddenly, instead of staring at 7 pages of “random talking,” you’ve got a one-page brief and a to-do list. That’s not futuristic AI magic; that’s just useful.
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### 3. Common beginner mistake (that I made too)
Beginner mistake: **One-shot, vague prompts.**
“I tried AI, it wasn’t good.” Yeah, you typed one sentence and expected it to read your mind. I did this too.
I used to type:
> “Make me a content plan for my podcast.”
Then I’d complain it was generic.
Fix: **treat it like a draft partner, not a vending machine.**
Start with:
> “Draft a simple content plan for a weekly beginner-friendly AI podcast.
> Then ask me 5 clarifying questions before finalizing it.”
When it asks questions, answer them, then say:
> “Now rewrite the plan using those answers.”
You’re not “bad at prompts.” You’re just stopping after the first try. So did I. Don’t.
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### 4. Simple practice exercise
Do this once a day for a week:
1. Pick a small task: email, caption, explanation, plan.
2. Write your **best guess** prompt.
3. After the answer, say:
> “Critique my prompt. Rewrite it to get a better result next time.”
4. Use that improved prompt on a similar task tomorrow.
You’re basically turning the AI into your **prompt coach**. In 7 days, you’ll be miles ahead of people still typing “make it better.”
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### 5. How to evaluate and improve AI output
Use my lazy three-question test:
1. **Is anything obviously wrong or made up?**
If yes, fix your prompt to add constraints:
> “Only use information from the text I provided. If you’re unsure, say you’re unsure.”
2. **Is this usable in the real world as-is?**
If not, say:
> “Make this 50% shorter and more concrete. Replace vague advice with numbered steps.”
3. **Does it sound like *me*?**
If not:
> “Rewrite this in my voice: casual, clear, slightly sarcastic, no buzzwords.”
Never accept the first draft as final. Think of AI as the intern who works fast but needs editing.
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Alright, that’s it for today’s episode of “I am GPTed” with me, Mal, your Misfit Master of AI who is just barely more organized than your browser tabs.
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