Briefle words · Prompt craft
Output format
The shape you ask an answer to come back in, such as a table, list, JSON, email or a set length.
Say it to an AI
Compare the Brisa 14, Nimbus 13 and Kestrel K1 (links attached) as a table with columns for price, weight, battery life and ports, one row per laptop. Below it, one line recommending the best one to carry around all day.
How an expert would ask for the stronger version of “Laptop comparison”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A student asks an AI assistant to compare three laptops they have shortlisted.
Why: B asks for 'a table with price, weight, battery and ports, then a one-line pick'; A doesn't say, so it gets paragraphs.
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Room 1 · Essentials
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