First AI Prompt Pattern Board for Beginners: Build Requests with 4 Elements, Save What Works

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First AI Prompt Pattern Board for Beginners: Build Requests with 4 Elements, Save What Works

Beginners unsure how to phrase generative AI requests use this template to build prompts from 4 elements: role, purpose, conditions, and output format. The whiteboard has a mind map that branches into the 4 elements, 3 frames that rewrite bad examples into good ones, a check before sending, a pattern stock table (4x4), 5 steps for growing a pattern, and a frame of full-text examples and common mistakes. The task board has 5 columns - what to ask, draft a prompt, try with AI, fix and resend, saved as a pattern - starting with 4 parent tasks and 3 subtasks each (16 total), all not started. To learn how to write prompts, check which of the 4 elements is missing, add it one at a time, and resend. It suits anyone who wants their own reusable patterns instead of rewriting from scratch, and beginners who can only think of a one-line question.

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2. Rewrite Example 1: Asking for Rese... 3. Rewrite Example 2: Asking for an E... 4. Rewrite Example 3: Asking for a Pr... 5. Check the 4 Elements Before Sendin... 6. Pattern Stock (all 4 rows are exam... 7. 5 Steps to Grow a Pattern (change ... 8. Full-Text Examples and Common Mist... First AI Prompt P... How to use: (1) F... Patterns that wor... Rules and writing... Stumbling points ... Insights and rewr... 1. The Prompt Pat... Prompt Pattern Role (who you want to answer as) e.g. You are a training instructor Conditions (what to follow) e.g. No jargon / under 300 words Purpose (what it is for) e.g. I want to explain a system to first-year staff Output format (what shape to return) e.g. Summarize in 3 bullet points Bad: “Tell me about generative AI” What's missing: all 4 elements are gone, with no scope or length set Good: “You are a training instructor. I want to explain how generative AI works to first-year staff. No jargon, under 300 words. Write it as 3 bullet points.” What changed: added role, purpose, conditions (length and tone), and output format Bad: “Write a thank-you email” What's missing: no recipient or context, so it comes out generic Good: “You are a sales rep. I want to thank a client I met with yesterday. Polite and warm, under 200 words. Give me a subject line and body.” What changed: wrote the recipient and situation as the purpose, and set length and format Bad: “Fix this text” What's missing: no standard for how to fix it, so it gets rewritten by taste Good: “You are an editor. I want to make an internal notice easier to read. Keep the meaning, under 40 characters per sentence. Return the edits and reasons in a table.” What changed: turned the standard into a condition, and asked for reasons in the output format Did you write the role and purpose?e.g. "You are an editor" / "I want to make an internal notice easier to read"If either is blank, the tone and depth of the answer stay undecided. Did you narrow the conditions to 3 or fewer?e.g. Under 300 words / no jargon / always include the decisionIf you have 4 or more, keep only the 3 that matter most this time. Did you pick one output format?e.g. 3 bullet points / a table / an email subject and bodyJust choosing a shape gives you more answers you can use as is. Pattern name When to use it What worked Caution Pattern 1: Summary Long-text summary pattern e.g. When you want to shorten an article or minutes e.g. Set the length and bullet points first A long source text loses the key points Pattern 2: Draft Rough-draft pattern e.g. When you want a draft of an email or notice e.g. Naming the reader and situation matched the tone Never send it as is - always revise it yourself Pattern 3: Proofread Proofreading pattern e.g. When you want your own writing checked e.g. Also asked for the reasons behind each fix Over-editing erases your own voice Pattern 4: Brains... Brainstorm pattern e.g. When you want to widen candidates for a project name or plan e.g. Set the number of ideas and conditions as numbers Similar ideas line up, so change the conditions and try again (1) SendSend the prompt you builtJust confirm the 4 elements are all there, then send it as is. (2) CheckLook at the gap between the reply and what you expectede.g. Pick one: too long, too stiff, or missing the info you wanted. (3) FixAdd the one missing elemente.g. Too long, so add "under 200 words" to the conditions. Change only one thing at a time. (4) ResendSend the fixed prompt againCompare the first and second replies side by side and note which line made the difference. (5) SaveGive it a name as a patternSave the prompt that improved things, with a name, in the stock table (board 6). Full example 1: Long-text summary patterne.g. "You are an editor. I want to share the meeting minutes below with people who were not there. Replace jargon with plain words, under 300 words. Return the decisions and action items as separate bullet lists."(Paste the original text below this.) Full example 2: Brainstorm patterne.g. "You are in planning. I want to name an internal study session. Give me 10 candidates, each under 15 characters. Use wording that is not too stiff, and return a numbered list."(Candidate chosen: ____) 3 common mistakes and how to fix theme.g. Listing 10 conditions, so none of them get followed properly (narrow it to 3)e.g. Fixing everything at once, so you cannot tell what worked (change 1 element at a time)e.g. Submitting the reply as is without checking the facts (alw…
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Task board contents

What to ask 16 items

Prep before asking
Fill the 4 elements
Send and revise
Save what worked
Write the problem
Pick one AI tool
Write your criteria
Write role and goal
Cap conditions at 3
Set output format
Send and read reply
Add what's missing
Resend and compare
Name the pattern
Note use and caveat
Reuse next time

Draft a prompt 0 items

Try with AI 0 items

Fix and resend 0 items

Saved as pattern 0 items

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