A five-minute practice lab

Learn to brief
your AI hire.

This is not a place to build every prompt you will ever need. It is a quick lesson in the five details that turn a vague request into a useful brief you can recreate in any AI tool.

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The five-part recipe

A great prompt is a clear brief.

You do not need magic words. You need the same information you would give a capable new employee.

1Role
Give the AI a specific job.
2Task
Say what you need it to do.
3Context
Share what changes the answer.
4Output
Describe what useful looks like.
5Check
Keep your judgment in charge.

Practice lab

Build one together.

Make a few choices and write only two short answers. Notice how each detail makes the prompt more useful.

01 · Role

Who should the AI act like for this job?

Choose your AI hire

02 · Task

Use a clear action verb and ask for one main job.

What do you need help doing?

03 · Context

Tell the AI who, where, and what it needs to understand.

Grade levelSubjectAudience

What is the one detail the AI must know?

04 · Output

Define the shape and voice of a useful response.

Give meUse a tone that is

05 · Check

Tell the AI how to collaborate, then keep the final call.

Before startingQuality check

Your finished brief

See the recipe?

5 parts

RoleTaskContextOutputCheck

This is not the only way to write a prompt. It is a reliable way to remember what useful AI instructions need.

You are my lesson planning assistant. Help me [describe the one specific job you need completed].

I teach fine arts in high school, and this is for students. Keep this important context in mind: [add the most important detail, constraint, or goal].

Create a step-by-step plan. Use a clear and encouraging tone.

Before you begin, ask me up to three clarifying questions first. As you work, flag any assumptions and leave the final judgment to me. Do not invent student details or include private student information. I will review and adapt the result before using it.

Take this with you

Next time you open an AI tool, remember: Role. Task. Context. Output. Check. You can use that sequence anywhere.

Learn to briefyour AI hire.

A great prompt is a clear brief.

Build one together.

Learn to brief
your AI hire.