Crafting Great AI Prompts

Today’s #EverydayAI 🚀 post is all about prompt engineering—the ability to get exactly what you need from #AI tools. 🤖✨
Have you ever wondered why sometimes you get exactly what you need from AI while other times the outputs don’t hit the mark? 🎯🤔

After playing around with this for months and trying different prompt engineering models, I’ve come up with one that works for me every time. 🎉🙌

Introducing RCOSH! 🔥

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 🧠💡

RCOSH ensures your prompts clearly guide the AI, reducing ambiguity and improving output quality:
• 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲  🎭 – Define the AI’s persona clearly.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 📌 – Provide clear background or situation details.
• 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 🏆 – State explicitly what result you want.
• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘀 📝 – Include precise instructions about format, length, or number of items.
• 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 👤 – Review and refine the output, adding your unique perspective. Sense check and double-check.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆! 🎈

Struggling to remember RCOSH? Use these fun mnemonics:
• 𝗢𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘀𝗵, 𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗛! 😲 (Easy surprise to spark memory.)
• 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁👨‍🍳🍲 (For culinary enthusiasts.)
• 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝘀 🐔🥚 (Quirky and memorable!)

Here are 3️⃣ examples using the method. Give them a try! 😀

𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗛 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀) ✨

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟭: 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 ✈️🌏
• 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: You’re a travel blogger.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: Writing about sustainable travel in Southeast Asia.
• 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲: Draft a short, engaging blog post.
• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘀: Keep it under 350 words and include three easy-to-follow sustainability tips.
• 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: I’ll review tone and accuracy—thank you! 🙏

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟮: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 📱💬
• 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: You’re a social media strategist.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: I’m launching a skincare brand targeting teenagers.
• 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲: Provide five catchy Instagram post ideas.
• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘀: Include engaging hashtags and brief descriptions.
• 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: I’ll refine for brand alignment—thanks! 🙌

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟯: 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 📊🖥️
• 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: You’re an Excel expert.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: I’m tracking household monthly expenses.
• 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲: Explain how to set up a clear, easy-to-use spreadsheet.
• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘀: Include categories like groceries, utilities, entertainment, and provide formulas for monthly totals.
• 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵: I’ll check usability for my needs—thanks! 👍

𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 🚀
Next time you’re prompting an AI, remember to RCOSH it! Clearer prompts mean clearer results, making AI tools truly work for you.

Give RCOSH a try—and remember: “Oh my gosh, RCOSH!” 😄🎉