Hardik Raja
Free
Guide
The Ultimate
AI Prompt
Cheatsheet
Get better results with
ChatGPT than 98% of users
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USING THIS GUIDE
These are the tips and tricks I use to craft AI
prompts that get me better results than 98% of
other users.
Prompt templates are in blue text.
Example prompts are in pink text.
You'll find many prompts that are easy and to
copy, paste, and try for yourself. You can use
these with any AI LLM tool such as ChatGPT,
Bing Chat or Google Bard.
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TIP #1
Be hyper-specific
One of the biggest mistakes — not being specific
enough in your prompt leads to vague and
generic answers.
DON’T: How can I grow my business?
DO: What copywriting strategies can I use to
grow my coaching business using Twitter?
DON’T: Write me a story about a dog who
goes on an adventure.
DO: Write me an epic and suspenseful story
about a lost dog who finds his way home
through a dangerous and unfamiliar
wilderness.
This provides more specific direction and can
lead to more engaging and interesting results.
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TIP #2
Get a natural tone of voice
Add to Prompt: Write in a conversational style
as if you were explaining to a friend.
This will help you avoid the generic and formal
sounding voice ChatGPT defaults to. We want a
simpler, more conversational answer that
sounds more “human”.
DON’T: How does nuclear fusion work?
DO: How does nuclear fusion work? Write in a
conversational style as if you were explaining
to a friend.
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TIP #3
Give ChatGPT a specific role
Add to Prompt: Answer as if you were a [specific
person — ie. doctor, lawyer, business coach,
editor]
OR
Pretend you are a [specific role].
Example: Pretend you work in the finance
department and your job is to collect
payments from clients. Draft a scary email
that gets XYZ client to pay $100,000 of
services rendered but hasn’t responded to 5
emails. Their invoices are 5 months overdue.
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TIP #4
Answer in the style of
[famous person]
Add to Prompt: Write in the style of [prominent
person — ie. Seth Godin, Gary Vee, Stephen King]
OR
[Do X] in the style of [famous person].
Example: Write a tweet about how getting on
Tiktok is important if you want to succeed as
an entrepreneur in 2023. Write it in the style
of Gary Vaynerchuk.
Example: Come up with 5 viral Youtube video
titles on the topic of [how to get more veggies
out of your garden], in the style of MrBeast
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TIP #5
Activate ELI5-mode
Add to Prompt: Write as if you were explaining
to a fifth grader.
OR
Explain to me like I’m five.
DON’T: Explain how genetics work to give a
person brown versus blue eyes.
DO: Explain how genetics work to give a
person brown versus blue eyes. Write as if
you were explaining to a five year old.
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TIP #6
Summarize long-form
content
ChatGPT can take long-form content and
summarize it down in a simple way. The more
specific you are in your instructions, the better.
Example: Write a one sentence summary
of the following, using simple language a
5th grader could understand. [Enter text to
be summarized]
Example: Write a bullet list summary of the
following article. [Enter article text]
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TIP #7
Give examples (of the type
of answer you want)
Giving examples to ChatGPT encourages it to
answer you in the specific way you want. For
example:
Q&A-Style Prompt (V1):
Q: How many days are there in a year?
A: 365
Q: How many hours are there in a day? A:
Q&A-Style Prompt (V2):
Q: How many days are there in a year?
A: There are 365 days in a year, and 366 in a
leap year.
Q: How many hours are there in a day?
A:
Tweet-Style Prompt:
Write me a tweet in 280 character on the
topic of how to make $10k a month on
Youtube. Here’s a a good example of how I
would like you to format it: [input example
tweet]
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TIP #8
Give ChatGPT formatting
instructions
Ask ChatGPT to format its output in a specific
way to get answers exactly in the format you
want. You could ask it to answer in bullet points,
short paragraphs, Q&A style, essay-style with
headings followed by short paragraphs, etc.
Add to Prompt: Please format your answer in
[requested style]
Example: Can you give me some tips for
improving my productivity while working from
home? Please format your answer in bullet
points.
Example: I want to know what artists struggle
with in their daily work. Write some questions
I might ask to find this out, and give me
answers as if you were an artist answering the
questions in their own words.
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TIP #9
Tell ChatGPT to explain
its reasoning
Add to Prompt: [Your question]. Explain
your reasoning.
OR
[Your question]. Explain step by step how you
came to the answer.
Example: If I make $50,000 per year, pay 25%
in tax and save the rest, how long will it take
me to save a million dollars? Explain your
reasoning step by step.
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