After you’ve gone through the interface of your AI tool of choice - like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini - it might be helpful to have some straightforward prompting templates to come back to.
These can also be used by non-beginners, sometimes you don’t need massive prompts to get useful output…
Give me detailed, step-by-step instructions for how to do [task]
Give me detailed, step-by-step instructions for how to change the oil in my 2020 Toyota Camry
Give me at least two different viewpoints about {topic]
Give me at least two different viewpoints about the correct way to shave a yak
List the top 10 resources for [purpose]
List the top 10 resources for small business bookkeeping
Create a checklist for [goal/activity/task]
Create a checklist for going on a vacation to Belgium
Happy prompting!