Unit 2.5: Example
Show the AI one sample of what you want, and say what to copy from it and what not to.
Some things are hard to describe. "Friendly but not silly." "Short like our other posts." "The way my teacher writes model answers." You could try to explain it in three sentences, or you could show one example and let the AI see it.
සමහර දේවල් වචනවලින් කියන්න අමාරුයි: "අපේ අනිත් posts වගේ", "මගේ ගුරුතුමා ලියන විදියට". ඒ වෙලාවට උදාහරණයක් දෙන්න. ඒත් මතක තියාගන්න: උදාහරණයෙන් මොනවා ගන්න ඕනද (ස්වරය, දිග, හැඩය) සහ මොනවා ගන්න එපාද (වචන, අන්තර්ගතය) කියලා කියන්න. නැත්නම් AI එක උදාහරණයම කොපි කරනවා.
One example, and what to copy from it
A request with an example
- ContextI sell homemade achcharu on Facebook. My customers are families in Gampaha.
- TaskWrite a post for our new lime pickle.
- ConstraintsSame length and tone as the example. Different words. Include the price, Rs. 650.
- ExampleLike this post for our mango achcharu: "Amma's mango achcharu is back! 🥭 Sweet, spicy and made in small batches every Saturday. Rs. 600 a jar. Order on WhatsApp before Thursday."
The constraint line does the important work: same length and tone, different words. Without it, you may get your mango post back with "mango" changed to "lime".
What can an example show?
| An example shows… | Say |
|---|---|
| Tone | Use the same tone as this: … |
| Length | Make it about as long as this: … |
| Layout | Use the same layout as this: … |
| Level of English | Write at the same level as this: … |
| How to answer a question type | Answer the next question in the same way as this model answer: … |
Examples in use
- Answer the next question in the same way as this model answer: …study
- Write it in the same tone as this email we sent last month: …work
- Write lines for my other two jobs in the same pattern as this CV line: …abroad
Before and after
In your world
Quick check
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Which request will the AI copy less from?
Which example should you show?
How many examples do you usually need?
Your turn
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Find something you wrote before and liked: a post, an email, a CV line, an answer. Write a request that uses it as an example for something new, and say what to copy and what to change.
Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.
Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?
Total: 0 / 8
Side quest
Ask the AI to describe your example before it copies it:
Those three points are constraints you can reuse, even without the example.
Next: Unit 2.6: All five together
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