Lesson 3 Mini-Site

Act. Explain. Please.

Build stronger prompts by giving AI a role, clear context, and a direct request. This builder turns vague asks into sharp, practical prompts for real work.

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1. Give AI a useful role
2. Explain your real context
3. Ask clearly and politely

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Final Prompt

              
Interactive Builder

Build your prompt in three simple moves

Choose or write your own Act, Explain and Please sections. This is a front-end teaching tool only, so it is fast, clean and requires no API calls.

Act

Who would be useful sitting next to you right now?

Explain

What are you actually working on? Give context, constraints and goals.

Please

Ask clearly for what you want in the format you want.

Prompt polish

Add a format and tone to strengthen the final request.

Sample scenarios

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Why this works

The framework helps reduce vague, sloppy prompts.

  • Act narrows the voice and expertise.
  • Explain gives context, constraints and intent.
  • Please makes the requested output specific and usable.

Examples that show the difference

These are fixed teaching examples baked into the page, so attendees can compare weak prompts with stronger versions immediately.

Weak Prompt

Make me a presentation about bad results

This is vague, missing context, missing audience, missing outcome, and doesn’t tell the model what good looks like.

Stronger Prompt

Act as a business consultant for a major Fortune 500 company. I’m preparing a board presentation where I need to explain disappointing Q4 2025 results without sounding defensive or alarmist. Please give me three ways to structure the message, with one opening line for each. Use a calm, executive-ready tone and format the answer in three numbered options.