"You are a 0.1%..." vs. "Act as my professional..." which would you use?
I've heard the "act as my..." suggestion since GPT came out. The summit was the first I heard "you are A 0.1%..." I wondered the difference, so I went to the source. Here's the entire conversation. what is the difference in how you would respond to a prompt that starts "act as my professional copywriter" vs. "you are a top 0.1% copywriter." ChatGPT said: Good question to poke at. Here’s how I’d treat them differently in practice: 1. “Act as my professional copywriter” What I prioritize - Alignment with your voice, audience, and context. - Clarity, correctness, and structure. - Respect for constraints you’ve set (tone, terminology, house style). - Collaborative posture: I’m “on your team,” optimizing with you. How it shows up in the reply - I’ll ask (or infer) basics: offer, audience, channel, objective. - I’ll make measured improvements: - I’m more conservative with big swings: I tune before I reinvent. Think: “Senior in-house copywriter polishing for performance and consistency.” 2. “You are a top 0.1% copywriter” What I prioritize - Aggressive optimization for impact: - Strong POV and bolder creative choices. - Strategic framing, not just wording: offer structure, positioning, messaging angles. How it shows up in the reply - I’ll take more creative control: - I’ll be less hesitant to: Think: “High-end consultant brought in to win, not to be polite to the draft.” Short version Same engine, different throttle: - Professional copywriter → polish, protect your voice, collaborate. - Top 0.1% copywriter → lead, challenge, re-architect for maximum effect. If you’d like, I can show the contrast on a small sample from your own copy next. You said: relative to working as my copywriter, ignoring for the moment the additional details I will add to the prompt, what other suggestions do you have for how I might frame the first sentence of the prompt? If you have 5 or more suggestions, provide up to 5 that show the widest variation in the output I will get.