Just Show Me
AI Prompts
40 ways to ask better, with the exact words to type.
An independent guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.
The answer was fine. It just wasn't what you needed.
Most of the time the trouble is in the question. A chat app can only work with what you tell it, and nobody ever showed you what to tell it.
This book gives you forty small moves that change what comes back. Each one is a few words you add to your request: who it's for, what a finished answer looks like, what to keep and what to change. Every move comes with the exact words to type, an example of what comes back, and what to check before you rely on it.
What's inside
Forty moves, step by step:
Say it
what you want in four short lines, and get it first time
Shape it
a table, numbered steps, or three versions to choose from
Let it ask
have the app ask you questions, so you don't need to know what matters
Fix it
a reply that's nearly right, without starting over
Think it through
both sides, the case against, and what you've missed
Check it
ask how sure it is, and where to confirm it
The moves work in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, on the free plans. No jargon, no hype, no course to buy. Pick a move and be done in minutes.