Beginner to Pro with ChatGPT in One Video!
Summary
TLDRThe video script outlines a strategic approach to leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard for personal and professional development. It emphasizes the importance of crafting effective prompts, which involves understanding six key components: task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone. The speaker, Jeff, guides viewers through a learning journey that progresses from beginner to advanced levels, highlighting the need to apply prompts in real-life scenarios to enhance productivity. He also stresses the significance of continuous learning in the AI-driven era, suggesting weekly dedication to online courses and daily engagement with AI-focused newsletters. The script provides practical examples of refining prompts for specific tasks, such as creating a workout plan or summarizing a marketing campaign's achievements. It concludes with advice on organizing prompts for easy access and the benefits of consistency in learning resources, aiming to equip viewers with the skills to effectively utilize AI tools in their daily lives.
Takeaways
- 📝 Start with writing good prompts for AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard to effectively use them.
- 🔄 Build a habit of applying prompts in relevant situations to leverage AI tools in everyday tasks.
- 📈 Develop a learning plan to stay ahead in the AI-driven era through continuous learning and adaptation.
- 🔑 Understand the six components of a strong prompt: task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone.
- 🎯 Prioritize the components with task and context as mandatory, and persona, format, and tone as nice-to-haves.
- 🧩 Learn to break down prompts into these six components for better understanding and to improve your prompting skills.
- 🔄 Refine prompts iteratively to get more precise and usable outputs from AI tools.
- 💡 Use prompts to automate repetitive tasks and create templates for efficiency in various applications.
- 📚 Organize prompts by where you will use them, not where you found them, to reduce friction in accessing them.
- ⏰ Dedicate time for learning about prompt engineering and staying updated with AI developments through courses and newsletters.
- 📈 Focus on consistency in learning rather than constantly searching for the 'best' resources.
- 🌟 Engage with communities for support and to stay motivated on your continuous learning journey.
Q & A
What are the three steps suggested for using AI tools like ChatGPT effectively?
-The three steps are: first, writing good prompts; second, building a habit of applying those prompts in relevant situations; and third, developing a learning plan that future-proofs users in the AI-driven era.
What does the term 'proompter' refer to in the context of the video?
-A 'proompter' refers to someone who is skilled at creating and using prompts effectively to interact with AI tools like ChatGPT.
What are the six components that make up a strong prompt according to the video?
-The six components are task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone.
What is the importance of including a task in your prompt when using AI tools?
-Including a task in your prompt is mandatory as it provides a clear direction for the AI to generate a relevant response.
How does understanding the six components of a prompt help improve the quality of AI-generated outputs?
-Understanding these components allows users to construct better prompts, leading to more precise and usable outputs from AI tools.
What exercise is suggested to immediately improve one's ability to break down prompts into components?
-The exercise suggested is to take any prompt you come across and try to break it down into the six components: task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone.
How can one save time and improve their workflow by applying prompts?
-One can save time by identifying repetitive tasks, creating and refining prompts for those tasks, and storing prompts in locations within their workflow to minimize the number of steps required to use them.
What is the recommended approach to continuous learning in the context of AI and prompt engineering?
-The recommended approach includes dedicating time each week to learning about prompt engineering through online courses and staying updated with AI developments through a daily newsletter.
Why is it suggested to organize prompts by where they will be used rather than where they were found?
-Organizing prompts by usage allows for quicker access and application, reducing the friction and time spent searching for the right prompt when needed.
What is the significance of creating a system that supports continuous learning as AI technology evolves?
-Continuous learning ensures that individuals can adapt to new AI advancements, maintain their relevance, and effectively utilize AI tools in their work.
How does the video suggest one should approach a new task they have never done before in relation to using AI tools?
-The video suggests that one should immediately prompt AI tools like ChatGPT for assistance, such as generating a list of questions for interviewing video editors.
What are some strategies mentioned in the video to minimize friction when using prompts?
-Strategies include saving prompts in workflow-relevant locations, using template functions in applications like Gmail, and keeping the ChatGPT tab pinned in the browser for easy access.
Outlines
🚀 Mastering AI Tools: From Beginner to Continuous Learner
The first paragraph introduces the journey of using AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard. It outlines three steps: writing good prompts, building a habit of applying prompts, and developing a learning plan for the AI era. The speaker, Jeff, a tech worker with no coding experience, emphasizes the importance of mastering AI tools and creating a system for continuous learning. The paragraph delves into the beginner's experience with AI tools, the challenges of crafting effective prompts, and the six components that make up a strong prompt: task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone. It also suggests an exercise to break down prompts into these components and provides an example of how to refine a prompt for better results.
📈 Intermediate to Advanced: Applying Prompts and Continuous Learning
The second paragraph discusses advancing from a beginner to an intermediate level by applying prompts to everyday tasks. It highlights the process of identifying repetitive tasks and refining prompts to assist with those tasks. Examples include creating a workout plan and summarizing a marketing campaign's results. The paragraph also touches on the advanced level, where the focus shifts to minimizing the friction of using prompts and dedicating time to continuous learning through online courses and daily newsletters. It concludes with the speaker's personal approach to learning prompt engineering and staying updated with AI developments, recommending specific resources and emphasizing the importance of consistency over finding the 'best' resources.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡AI tools
💡Prompts
💡Continuous learning
💡Task context
💡Exemplar
💡Persona
💡Format
💡Tone
💡Repetitive tasks
💡Prompt engineering
💡Workflow optimization
Highlights
Three steps to effectively use AI tools: writing good prompts, building a habit of applying prompts, and developing a learning plan for the AI era.
The importance of understanding why some prompts are effective and others are not to improve consistency.
Six components of a strong prompt: task, context, exemplar, persona, format, and tone.
The hierarchy of importance among the six components, with task being mandatory and others being optional.
The concept of 'prompting' as a skill that can be improved over time.
An exercise to break down prompts into the six components for better understanding.
The use of persona and additional context to refine prompts for better output.
Building a habit of applying prompts to everyday tasks for real value.
Creating and refining prompts for repetitive tasks to streamline work processes.
The example of using prompts to generate a PPL workout routine and refine it based on feedback.
Incorporating prompts into professional tasks, such as summarizing achievements in a marketing campaign.
The shift in thinking to use AI assistance as a default for new tasks.
Minimizing friction in using prompts by organizing them by use case rather than source.
Dedication to continuous learning through weekly courses on prompt engineering and daily AI news.
The significance of consistency in learning rather than constantly searching for the 'best' resources.
Recommendations for user-friendly courses and newsletters for staying updated on AI developments.
The goal of the course is to improve prompt engineering skills, while the newsletter aims to provide inspiration for continuous learning.
The importance of applying new knowledge, such as custom instructions from AI tools, to enhance the use of prompts.
Invitation for viewers to share their recommendations on courses and newsletters in the comments.
Transcripts
there are three steps along the Journey
of using AI tools like ChatGPT and
Google Bard starting with first writing
good prompts second building a habit of
applying those prompts in relevant
situations and third developing a
learning plan that future proves us in
this AI driven era so if that sounds
interesting to you let's get started hey
friends welcome back to this channel if
you're new here my name is Jeff I work
full-time in Tech but I have zero
experience in coding and programming
that means my best bet is not getting
left behind is to first get good at
using tools like ChatGPT and second
more importantly create a system that
supports continuous learning as AI
technology evolves
AI * N
and so we start off our
prompting careers at the beginner level
this is basically where you regularly
browse ChatGPT content and know how
useful the tool is from writing concise
emails to crafting comprehensive
marketing strategies and you probably
even saved a few prompts for future
reference the problem here is we're not
exactly sure why some prompts give us
precisely what we're looking for while
other outputs are super generic and
unusable put another way we're not able
to consistently replicate the good
prompts for our own use cases so to
progress to the next level we need to
First understand there are six
components that make up a strong prompt
task context exemplar Persona format
and tone second there is an order of
importance to these six billion blocks
its mandatory to include a task in
your prompt it's important to give
context and an exemplar and it's nice to
have Persona format and tone third know
that you don't need all six components
to get a good result as you become more
experienced with prompting you'll know
just how much context to give and
identify instances where exemplar and
format are unnecessary I have an entire
video that goes over the six components
with specific examples I'll link it down
below but an exercise you can do
immediately is whenever you come across
a prompt see if you can break it down
into these six components for example if
you Google best ChatGPT prompts for
work and click into one of these search
results you might come across a prompt
like this explain Topic in simple terms
that's the task explain to me as if I'm
a beginner that's the context I know
instinctively this is a terrible prompt
because if you just add you are a
tenured college professor in the field
of Economics as a Persona add a bit more
context as if I'm a college freshman and
use the tone use 8th grade English The
Prompt will now give a much better
output while I am disappointed in Forbes
and their clickbaity titles unlike my
videos
hopefully you can see how just knowing
what the six components are can help you
become a better proompter which by the way
is apparently a real word wow also this
video is not sponsored but it is
supported by those of you who subscribe
to my paid community in addition to
weekly productivity tips you get access
to my AMA ask me anything sessions I'll
link more information down below now
that we've leveled up from beginner to
intermediate we need to start building a
habit of applying prompts to our
everyday tasks so we can get real value
from this skill the trick here is to
First identify a task in your life
that's repetitive and something you must
do and second create and refine a prompt
to help with that task just like how the
best way to learn how to code is to
build an actual project starting off
with a simple personal example I'm a 70kg
male looking to maintain muscle mass
I can go to the gym five to six days a
week and ideally for 50 minute workout
sessions context please give me a
training plan based on the popular PPL
Push Pull leg workout routine task and
Exemplar output in a table format so I
can easily paste it within a spreadsheet
format looking at this output most gym
Bros would agree these exercises look
fine but there's a big problem
A push day should only include push sizes in a
single day meaning these exercises
should not be spread out across the week
so we wrote a prompt we identified an
issue with that prompt so now it's time
to refine it to do this I'll add another
Exemplar to the original prompt for
example a push day includes five to six
exercises aimed at the chest shoulders
and triceps and now this completely
usable output push day pull day leg day
just saved you the trouble of having to
Google PPL routines figuring out which
exercises to do and formatting a
spreadsheet Pro tip you can take this a
step further by following up with I
don't have a dip machine please suggest
Alternatives and this allows you to
easily replace the dip exercise for
example with one of these options moving
on to a work related example act as a
senior marketing manager with over 20
years of experience Persona you just
wrapped up a three month long email
campaign aimed at acquiring new leads
for Netflix's advertising platform the
campaign acquired 2300 leads which is
only 80% of the target context write a
short Snippets summarizing this
achievement keep it within 200 words and
write in a professional tone task format
and tone so I don't like this output
it's too vague too formal like valuable
insights will fuel further optimization
like that's just corporate BS and I
definitely wouldn't use hashtags at work
so I would add this to the original
prompt Share three potential areas for
improvement since we did miss the Target
write in The Confident tone and do not
include hashtags this is much better
while achieving 80% of a Target is
commendable we can still improve and
this is how we improve and although I
still have to make edits to this draft
this one prompt will save me lots of
time over the long run in my experience
you'll know you succeeded at the
intermediate level when you default to
thinking can ChatGPT help with that
when faced with a new task for example I
should interview video editors recently
something I've never done before but I
immediately prompted ChactGPT to give
me a list of questions to ask applicants
to see if they're good fit or not
alright congrats on graduating to the
advanced level our Focus now shifts to
continuous learning and minimizing the
friction of using the prompts we create
moving forward some of you might already
have your own prompt database where you
save prompts you come across but there's
a certain amount of friction to opening
that database in notion or wherever
opening up ChatGPT in your browser and
copy pasting that prompt over and so we
apply a productivity concept from Tiago Forte
you want to organize information
or prompts in this case by where you
will use them not by where you found
them for example I save prompts that
help me write better newsletter articles
and generate better email titles within
the notion page template where I
actually draft the blog post or
newsletter right so I can use these
right away similarly if you need to
write the same email every week save a
prompt template using the Gmail template
function so you can bring up the prompt
right before composing the email as
opposed to having to look for The Prompt
somewhere else and of course it doesn't
hurt to keep the ChatGPT tab pinned in
your browser so after watching this
video and clicking that like button
identify locations within your workflow
where you can store your prompts to
minimize the number of clicks that gets
you to that final output when it comes
to continuous learning there are two
things I find to make the most impact
first I dedicate two hours every week to
taking a free online course on prompt
engineering and second I spend five
minutes a day reading a free daily
newsletter that curates the latest news
on AI at this point I need to stress
that staying consistent with one course
and one newsletter matters way more than
trying to find the best course or best
newsletter it's just like how trying to
find the best productivity app usually
makes you less productive pick one
todoist ticktick or Apple notes and stick with
it that being said I personally find
learnprompting.org to be super user
friendly you basically start with the
basics and work your way down and the
great part is when you finish all the
content they have an active Discord
Community where you can ask questions
and engage with other learner who are on
the same Journey as you are
newsletter-wise I'm subscribed to
superhuman but it's getting more bloated
with too much random news and
advertising I've heard good things about
Neural Frontier、The Rundown、Prompts Daily
and Big Brain you can subscribe to
all of these pick one you like and after
a week unsubscribe from the rest to
quickly summarize the goal of the course
is to help you learn and get better at
prompt engineering the skill the goal of
the newsletter is to keep you up to date
with the latest developments in AI and
give you inspiration on what to learn
next hence the continuous learning
component for example I saw ChatGPT
rolled out a new feature custom
instructions from the newsletter and
this prompted me pun intended to do
further research on how best to use it I
would love to hear your recommendations
on courses and newsletters down in the
comments check out this video on my
favorite productivity tips for ChatGPT
see you on the next video in the
meantime
have a great one
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