[Intro music fades in, then under]<br /><br />This is “I Am GPTed,” and I’m Mal, your Misfit Master of AI — the only AI guide who still sometimes types “Chapt GPT” by accident and just rolls with it.<br /><br />Today I’m going to show you one simple prompting move that makes your AI answers *way* better, a sneaky use case you probably haven’t tried, a mistake I used to make constantly, a quick practice exercise, and a dead‑simple way to judge if the AI just handed you gold…or glitter.<br /><br />Let’s get into it.<br /><br />---<br /><br />So, the one prompting technique I want you to steal today is what I call **“Role + Result.”**<br /><br />Two parts:<br />1. Tell the AI *who* it is.<br />2. Tell it exactly *what* you want back.<br /><br />Here’s the lazy way most people – including past-me – do it:<br /><br />> “Write me an email asking for a deadline extension.”<br /><br />You’ll get something like:<br />> “Dear Sir or Madam, I humbly request a brief extension…” <br />Polite. Useless. Feels like a Victorian ghost wrote it.<br /><br />Now the **Role + Result** version:<br /><br />> “You are a friendly but professional project manager who writes clear, concise emails. Write a 120-word email to my manager asking for a 2-day deadline extension. Use everyday language, no fluff, and include one brief reason and one reassurance I’ll still deliver quality.”<br /><br />Same task, totally different output: <br />Shorter, sounds like a human, and you don’t accidentally sound like a nervous intern from 1892.<br /><br />Anytime you open an AI:<br />- Start with: “You are a [specific role]…”<br />- End with: “Give me [format, length, style].”<br /><br />That’s it. Role + Result. Tattoo it on your prompt brain.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Now, a **practical use case** you might not be using: **turn the AI into your personal “thinking partner” for decisions.**<br /><br />Not big life decisions, we’re not doing “Should I move to Bali?” <br />I mean everyday stuff like: “How should I structure my week so I don’t drown?”<br /><br />Try this:<br /><br />> “You are a productivity coach who works with overwhelmed beginners. Here is what my week looks like and what I need to get done: [paste your chaos]. Suggest a simple weekly schedule in plain language, with 3 priorities per day, and no more than 2 hours of meetings daily. Then summarize it in a bullet list I can paste into my calendar.”<br /><br />Most people only ask AI to **write** things. <br />Use it to **think with you**. That’s where it quietly becomes absurdly useful.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Let’s talk about a **common beginner mistake** — my signature move when I started:<br /><br />I used to type **massive, vague prompts** and then blame the AI.<br /><br />Stuff like:<br />> “Help me with my business, marketing, and content strategy.”<br /><br />That’s not a prompt; that’s a cry for help.<br /><br />Here’s how to fix it:<br />- One clear goal per prompt.<br />- One clear audience.<br />- One clear output.<br /><br />So instead of the monstrosity, you say:<br />> “You are a marketing coach for solo freelancers. I’m a web designer targeting small local businesses. List 5 simple content ideas I can post on LinkedIn this week to attract those clients. Keep each idea to one sentence.”<br /><br />Specific in, specific out. <br />If your prompt could double as a therapy session, it’s too vague.<br /><br />---<br /><br />A **simple exercise** to build your AI skills this week:<br /><br />Pick **one tiny task** you do often — emails, lesson plans, meeting notes, whatever.<br /><br />1. Ask AI: “You are my assistant. Rewrite this to be clearer and shorter: [paste your thing].”<br />2. Then reply: “Now give me a second version that is more casual and a third version that is more formal.”<br />3. Compare the three, pick your favorite, tweak it.<br /><br />Do that once a day for a week. <br />You’ll learn:<br />- How to ask for different tones.<br />- What you actually like.<br />- How to iterate instead of settling for the first answer.<br /><br />Think of it like AI push‑ups, but without the sweating.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Finally, a **tip for evaluating and improving AI content**:<br /><br />Use the **“Two‑Question Test”**:<br /><br />1. “If I said this out loud, would I sound like myself?”<br />2. “If someone acted only on this, what could go wrong?”<br /><br />If it doesn’t sound like you, tell the AI:<br />> “Rewrite this so it sounds more like a normal human, less formal, shorter sentences, and remove any over-the-top claims.”<br /><br />If something could go wrong, say:<br />> “List 3 ways this advice might be inaccurate, risky, or incomplete. Then revise the original answer to address those issues in plain language.”<br /><br />Now the AI is not just generating; it’s **criticizing itself** for you. <br />You become the editor, not the victim.<br /><br />---<br /><br />If this helped you feel a little less lost and a little more GPTed, hit subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes.<br /><br />Thanks for listening — seriously, you could be doom‑scrolling, but you chose to nerd out with me instead.<br /><br />This has been a Quiet Please production. <br />You can learn more at quietplease dot ai.<br /><br />[Outro music fades out]<br /><br />For more check out <a href="https://www.quietperiodplease.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.quietperiodplease.com/</a><br /><br />and for some great deals go to <a href="https://amzn.to/4nidg0P" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/4nidg0P</a><br /><br />This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI