27d (edited) • 💎The Messy Middle
Fast Fix Friday: Most people are one sentence away from getting 10x better results from AI
The one thing that will immediately improve your AI results has nothing to do with which tool you use.
It's how you talk to it.
Most people type a one-liner and wonder why the output sounds nothing like them.
Here's what to do instead:
- Give it a role before you give it a task. "You are a warm, direct expert who writes for established service providers" hits different than "write me a caption."
- Tell it exactly how you want the output structured. Bullet points, a table, JSON, three punchy sentences — it doesn't know unless you say so.
- Paste examples of your own writing and tell it to match the tone. Add your non-negotiables too. No em dashes. Short sentences. No corporate speak.
- Don't accept the first draft.
- Give it a direction: "make it shorter," "less salesy on the CTA," "push it more casual." That's where the good stuff comes out.
Build on what's working instead of starting over each time.
One tweak to how you prompt this week could change the quality of everything you get out of it.
What's one thing you keep getting frustrated by when using AI for content?
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Fast Fix Friday: Most people are one sentence away from getting 10x better results from AI
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