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How to Use AI to Write Better AI Prompts

Prompting is the skill that determines how much value you get from AI -- and most people significantly underuse AI simply because they do not know how to ask for what they want effectively. The good news is that AI itself is one of the best tools for improving your prompting. People use it to critique prompts that are not producing good results, rewrite vague prompts into specific ones, learn the techniques that work for different types of tasks, and build reusable prompt templates for things they do regularly. A small investment in understanding how to prompt well pays dividends across every other AI use case -- better results, less back-and-forth, and more confidence in what you get back.

5 Best Prompts for Writing Better AI Prompts to Ask Claude or ChatGPT

Copy any prompt below and paste it directly into your AI of choice.

  1. Prompt 01 · Improve a prompt that is not working

    "Here is a prompt I have been using that is not giving me the results I want: [paste prompt]. Here is what I am getting: [describe output]. Here is what I actually want: [describe ideal output]. Can you rewrite my prompt to get closer to what I need, and explain what was wrong with the original?"

    Best for: fixing a prompt that feels close but keeps missing the mark.

  2. Prompt 02 · Build a reusable template

    "I regularly need to ask AI to [describe recurring task]. Can you help me build a reusable prompt template for this -- with clearly labeled placeholders I can fill in each time -- that will consistently produce high-quality output without me having to rethink the prompt every time?"

    Best for: tasks you do repeatedly where a well-crafted template saves significant time.

  3. Prompt 03 · Learn prompting techniques

    "I want to get significantly better at prompting AI for [type of task: writing / coding / analysis / research]. Can you teach me the 5-10 most impactful techniques for this type of task, give me a before-and-after example for each, and explain why the improved version works better?"

    Best for: deliberately improving your prompting skill rather than learning through trial and error.

  4. Prompt 04 · Add the right context

    "Here is my prompt: [paste]. What context, constraints, or information am I probably missing that would help you give me a significantly better answer? Ask me the questions you would need answered to produce your best possible output for this request."

    Best for: discovering what information AI actually needs that you have been leaving out.

  5. Prompt 05 · Turn a vague idea into a precise prompt

    "I have a vague idea of what I want from AI but I am not sure how to ask for it clearly. Here is what I am trying to achieve: [describe in loose, informal language]. Can you help me turn this into a precise, well-structured prompt that is likely to get me a great result?"

    Best for: the frustrating situation where you know what you want but not how to articulate it to an AI.