Giving useful instructions and context

Why AI answers come back generic, the parts of a useful instruction, business and church before-and-after examples, and a reusable context card for your organization.

Lesson 322 minutes

In this lesson, you will

  • Explain why AI output comes back generic when context is missing.
  • Write a complete instruction with a task, context, material, constraints, format, an example, and permission to ask questions.
  • Create a reusable organization context card.
  • Break a large writing task into smaller steps you can check.

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