Briefle words · Prompt craft
One-shot prompting
Giving the AI exactly one worked example of what you want before the task, so it can copy the pattern.
Say it to an AI
Write a product description for our linen tea towel that matches our brand voice. Here's an example to copy the style from: 'Stoneware mug. Holds 350 ml of whatever gets you through Monday. Dishwasher-safe. Drama-free.' Same structure and length, no marketing clichés.
How an expert would ask for the stronger version of “Product description in brand voice”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A small homeware shop asks an AI assistant for a new product description that sounds like the rest of its site.
Why: B includes the mug description, 'Stoneware mug. Holds 350 ml of whatever gets you through Monday…', and the reply follows it line by line.
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Room 1 · Essentials
Learn “One-shot prompting” in a five-minute lesson