Your first request
Situation
The situation
Say clearly what you want, as you would to a colleague.
You work at an estate agency in Reims. A buyer is viewing a flat on Thursday at 6 pm and you want to send them a confirmation.
Idea 1 of 3
Talk as you would to a colleague
AI understands everyday language. What you write to it is called a request, or a prompt. No technical words needed: say what you want, who it is for and why. Casual or formal, as you prefer: it does not make the answer more accurate.
Idea 2 of 3
One request, three building blocks
A good request states the task (write an email), the recipient (a buyer) and the key information (Thursday’s viewing at 6 pm).
Idea 3 of 3
Short but complete
Two or three sentences are enough. Whatever you leave out, the AI guesses, and it often guesses wrong.
Example
Before and after
Write an email.
Write a short, polite email confirming a buyer’s flat viewing on Thursday at 6 pm. Leave a space for the address and offer to call them if they cannot make it.
Why? The second request gives the task, the recipient, the key information and the tone: the AI has nothing left to guess.
Question 1 of 2
Which request will give the best answer?
See the answer
Write a confirmation email for Thursday’s viewing at 6 pm, in a warm tone. It gives the task, the key information and the tone.
Question 2 of 2
Do you need technical words to talk to an AI?
See the answer
No, everyday language is enough. AI assistants are built to understand simple sentences, written as you would to a colleague.
Exercise
Your turn
Write the request you would send to the AI to get the viewing confirmation email.
Ctrl + Enter to check your request.
Checklist
- Say what you want: an email or a message, to do
- Mention the viewing, to do
- Give the day or the time, to do
- Write at least 12 words, to do
A suggestion
Write a short, polite email confirming a buyer’s flat viewing on Thursday at 6 pm. Invite them to call us if they cannot make it.
Each try and each coach feedback counts as 1 message from your daily quota (10 without an account, 100 with an account).
AI answer
You are chatting with an AI. It can make mistakes: check important information.
Coach feedback
End of the lesson
Lesson complete
A good request states the task, who it is for and the key information.