Learning outcomes
- Explain how to show the pattern or quality you want.
- Complete the guided activity safely.
- Check that you can obtain more consistent output.
Prompting Foundations
Using Examples
Learn to show the pattern or quality you want and obtain more consistent output in this beginner-friendly ChatGPT lesson.
Before you begin
Choose a low-risk practice task and remove personal, confidential or commercially sensitive details before writing the prompt.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open a new ChatGPT conversation and confirm you are using the intended account or workspace.
- Give one short sample and ask for two new items following its structure.
- Pause and check privacy, permissions, source material, feature availability and any instruction that affects the task.
- Review the result carefully and confirm that you can obtain more consistent output.
- Save only the useful, verified output and record one improvement for your next prompt.
Ian's practical tip: Start with fictional or non-sensitive information. Treat the first response as a draft, then verify facts, sources, calculations and permissions before using it.
Practical activity
Give one short sample and ask for two new items following its structure. Your expected result is to obtain more consistent output.