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AI & Automation

Beginnerby Amanda Gulley

Three-Line Prompt Brief

Clear, specific prompts reduce guesswork and make a useful first draft far more likely. Give the AI a three-line brief: the task, the context it needs, and the exact output you want back.

How to use it
Three-Line Prompt Brief
Category
Best Practices
Level
Beginner
Works in
Claude · ChatGPT
Added by
Amanda Gulley
Copy and paste

The prompt

The full text, ready to go. Everything in gold is yours to replace.

Three-Line Prompt Brief
Task: [what you need]
Context: [what the AI should know]
Output: [format, length, and tone]
Running it

How to use it

Four steps, start to finish. Nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt with the button on the panel.

  2. 2

    Open a new chat in Claude on your ASU Enterprise account and paste it in.

  3. 3

    Swap every highlighted placeholder for your own material before you send it.

  4. 4

    Not quite right? Say what to change in plain language and ask for another pass. The prompt is a starting point, not a one-shot.

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