Unit 2.4: Format
Ask for the layout you will actually use, an email, a table, a WhatsApp message or a document with headings.
In Unit 1.6 you asked for a list, a number of lines or a table. In Level 2 you think one step further: where is this answer going? Into an email? A WhatsApp group? A Word document for your boss? A Facebook post? Ask for that layout, and you paste it without fixing anything.
උත්තරේ ඔයා පාවිච්චි කරන්නේ කොහෙද කියලා හිතන්න: email එකක්ද, WhatsApp එකක්ද, Word document එකක්ද? ඒ තැනට ගැළපෙන හැඩයෙන්ම ඉල්ලන්න. එතකොට copy කරලා paste කරන්න විතරයි.
Ask for the layout of where it's going
| Where it's going | Ask for |
|---|---|
| An email | as an email with a subject line, a greeting and a short closing |
| WhatsApp or SMS | as plain text, no bold or symbols, under 60 words |
| as a Facebook post with three hashtags at the end | |
| A document | with the headings Background, Problem and Plan |
| A spreadsheet | as a table with the columns Item, Quantity, Price |
| A form | as answers for each question, numbered 1 to 5 |
| Two languages | in English, then the same in Sinhala below it |
The WhatsApp problem
AI tools often answer with **bold** and # headings. In a chat window they look fine. Paste them into WhatsApp or an SMS and your customer sees the stars and hashes.
Format for the destination
- Write it as an email to the principal, with a subject line.email
- Give it as a table with the columns Day, Subject and Time.table
- Write it under three headings: Background, Problem and Plan.document
- Write it in English, then the same in Sinhala below it.two languages
Name the columns
"Make a table" lets the AI choose the columns. Naming them gets you exactly the table you need.
Before and after
In your world
Quick check
Tap an answer. Nothing is saved.
The answer is going into WhatsApp. Ask for it .
Which one gets the table you need?
You need an email ready to send. Ask for it .
Your turn
Your turn
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Think of where you will paste the answer. Write a request with context, a task, a constraint or two, and the format for that place.
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 an AI to turn one answer into three formats:
Next: Unit 2.5: Example
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