Advanced Techniques for Writing Prompts

Specific techniques and strategies can lead to greater performance when interacting with GPT models. This section introduces advanced techniques that can significantly improve the results we get from ChatGPT. Many of these techniques are inspired by the official documentation. Sometimes it is possible to use multiple techniques at once.

Give specific desires for response

The first advanced strategy is to give specific desires for how we want the model to respond. As powerful as GPT models are, they are not mind readers. They rely on the details provided in the prompts to generate the desired output. Explicit instructions regarding length, complexity, format, and content can make a significant difference to the model’s output.

Here are some strategies:

Persona adoption: Instructing the model to adopt a specific persona, such as a scientist, a historian, or a fiction writer, can shape the tone and content of the response.