Asking well and directing the work

Part 2 of AI for Everyone · Articles 011–020

Direct work clearly, improve results, curate context, and reuse successful processes.

Before you begin

Basic conversation and saving skills from Part 1 or equivalent.

Foundation; no coding.

Lessons

• Article 011: The Five Things a Useful Request Usually Needs
• Article 012: Better Follow-Up Questions, Better Results
• Article 013: Show an Example of What Good Looks Like
• Article 014: Make AI Ask the Missing Questions
• Article 015: Break a Big Job into Small, Checkable Steps
• Article 016: Control Tone, Reading Level, Format, and Length
• Article 017: Use Roles and Perspectives Without Mistaking Them for Expertise
• Article 018: Give AI the Right Background Information
• Article 019: Rescue a Conversation That Has Gone Off Track
• Article 020: Build a Small Library of Reusable Workflows

Put it into practice

Work toward this demonstration: Five reusable workflow cards tested on new inputs.

Keep the evidence of what you did, what you checked, and what still needs work. Use the exercises and completion checks in the lessons to guide your project.

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