The pro shortcut: instead of explaining the format you want, show it 2 examples. It copies exactly what you're after. Compare without / with examples. 👇
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The game · without / with examples
"Turn my notes into product cards"
Toggle between the two. Without an example, the AI guesses (often wrong). With 2 examples, it sticks to the format you want.
What this teaches you
Show > tell
🎯 2-3 examples are enough
Give a few "input → output" pairs of the format you want. The AI spots the pattern and reproduces it exactly. This is "few-shot".
📐 Perfect for repetitive work
Product cards, canned replies, rewrites, classifications… One example is worth a thousand instructions.
Check that you got it
2 quick questions
1. The best way to get a precise format?
Right: examples beat explanations. The AI spots the pattern and reproduces it ("few-shot").
2. This technique is most useful for…
Right: cards, canned replies, classifications… anything that must always come out in the same mould.