Get better AI answers with context and reusable instructions

Thiago’s beginner lesson introduces role, context, command, and format, then uses questions to build reusable context. This guide follows that method without repeating the video’s promotional percentile claims.

What you’ll learn

Define role, context, task, and format, answer clarifying questions, and test reusable instructions on a second example.

Before you start

Choose a weekly task, a target reader, and one sample of the output they find useful. Remove confidential details before practicing.

1. Describe one recurring task

Choose something you already understand, such as preparing a project update. Identify the audience, inputs, constraints, and desired result. Work with one approved tool long enough to learn how its responses change when the context changes.

2. Supply four parts

State the perspective you need, provide relevant background, give a specific task, and define the output format. For example: “Act as a project-review assistant. Using these updates, identify the five clearest risks, explain the evidence, and return a table with one proposed next action for each.” A role does not turn the model into a verified expert.

3. Let the assistant interview you

Ask what information is missing before it drafts the result. Answer those questions, then ask what additional detail would materially improve the output. Voice can help you explain the background if available, but review the captured information for errors.

4. Save and test the method

Turn the useful context and instructions into a clean document. Remove sensitive or obsolete details. Test the method on a second input and compare it with the original source. Save the reusable instructions in an appropriate supported feature or retain the document for future use.

Practice exercise — Try the four-part request

For practice, give the model a sample update: “The supplier confirmed shipment. Delivery date pending.” Try: “Act as the project coordinator. Using only this update, draft a handoff for the receiving team. Return two lines headed Confirmed and Open.” A suitable answer records shipment confirmation under Confirmed and the missing delivery date under Open.

Check your result

If the model invents a delivery date, ask it to show the words supporting the date. Add a rule to leave gaps open and test with a different update.