Learning Map | Crafting Clear Instructions

Strategy 1: Craft Clear Instructions - Add Details and Elaborate

In OpenAI’s official documentation (Documentation - GPT best practices), several strategies are provided to help users better utilize ChatGPT.

Core Point: Large language models cannot “guess” your intentions. Providing detailed information in your queries improves the quality and richness of responses.

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Strategy 2: Craft Clear Instructions - Role-Playing

Core Point: Assigning a role to the model provides a clear framework, enabling it to generate responses aligned with the role’s characteristics.

• Examples of Role Influence:
• Dialogue Comparison: For the same topic (e.g., “evaluating technological development”), different roles (e.g., “environmental activist” vs. “tech entrepreneur”) yield vastly different perspectives.

Strategy 3: Craft Clear Instructions - The Critical Role of Delimiters

Core Point: Use delimiters to mark independent blocks of content and prevent the model from confusing different sections.

• Common Delimiters:
• Use Cases:

Strategy 4: Craft Clear Instructions - The Power of Examples

Core Point: Providing examples constrains generated content, ensuring the model uses trusted information to formulate answers.

• Operation Method:
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Strategy 5: Craft Clear Instructions - Specify Task Steps

Core Point: Break down complex tasks into steps to improve reasoning reliability and traceability.

• Advantages:
• Case:

Strategy 6: Craft Clear Instructions - Specify Format/Length Requirements

Core Point: Request outputs in specific formats (e.g., word count, paragraphs, bullet points).

• Considerations:
• Use Cases: