Section 1 – High level Writing Content Categories
Section 1 - High-level Writing Content Categories
By leveraging AI, technical writers can create prompts that save time and effort while producing high-quality content.
Prompt:
Acting as a [Role] Perform a [Task] using this [Guidance]
Acting as a [Role] Perform a [Task] using this [Guidance]
GPT Writing Category Prompts
By leveraging AI, technical writers can create prompts that save time and effort while producing high-quality content.
Each of the following categories is then divided into a series of subcategories.
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High-Level Category
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Prompt Description
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Example Prompts
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Creative writing
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Responses spark creativity and help writers come up with ideas for fiction or other creative writing
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Write a story about a character who discovers a mysterious object.
Describe a vivid dream you had last night and turn it into a short story. |
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Expository writing
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Designed to prompt writers to explain or explore a particular topic
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Explain the process of photosynthesis.
Describe the history and culture of a country you have never visited |
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Persuasive writing
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Prompts designed to prompt writers to take a particular stance on an issue and persuade their audience to agree with them
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Write an essay arguing for or against the use of social media.
Persuade your audience to support a particular charity or cause. |
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Reflective writing
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Prompts designed to prompt writers to reflect on their own experiences and thoughts
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Describe a time when you overcame a challenge.
Reflect on the lessons you have learned from a particular experience. |
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Analytical writing
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Prompts are designed to prompt writers to conduct research on a particular topic and write a report or analysis of their findings
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Analyze the use of symbolism in a particular work of literature.
Evaluate the effectiveness of a particular marketing campaign. |
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Research
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Prompts designed to prompt writers to conduct research on a particular topic and write a report or analysis of their findings
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Conduct a literature review on a particular topic.
Investigate the impact of a particular policy on a community. |
GPT Writing Category Prompts
Prompt Example
For example, let’s take the Character development prompts (Table 2) from the Creative Writing category. For this sample, we want to develop the various Personas involved in a Power BI analytical project.
Prompt:
ChatGPT, I have the following 4 Persona types, that I will call characters, that I see in my Data Analytics organization. I would like you to utilize your Creative Writing skills and treat these as a Character Development request. I am developing a Case Study and need a short Character Sketch paragraph on each of the following Persona.
The Casual User: This user is not tech-savvy and prefers pre-built reports and dashboards. They use BI tools to support their primary job function but don't want to spend time learning complex tools. They need a simple, intuitive interface and clear instructions.
The Business User: This user is comfortable with technology and uses BI tools more frequently. They are interested in self-service capabilities and might do some light data exploration but generally stick to pre-built reports and dashboards.
The Power User: This user is highly tech-savvy and uses BI tools extensively. They are comfortable with data exploration, creating their own reports and dashboards, and might even do some light scripting. They need advanced capabilities and training.
The Data Analyst: This user is an expert in data analysis and uses BI tools to their full extent. They are comfortable with complex data exploration, creating complex reports and dashboards, and scripting. They need the most advanced capabilities and training.
Response:
Giving directions that the AI model knows gives you predictability in what you will see as a result.
In the upcoming sections, we will present a detailed array of examples specifically for the Creative Writing category of prompt examples.
- Character development prompts
- Setting prompts
- Dialogue prompts
- Plot prompts
- Genre-specific prompts (e.g., romance, horror, sci-fi)
- Point of view prompts
- Flash fiction prompts
- Fan fiction prompts
- How-to prompts
- Definition prompts
- Cause-and-effect prompts
- Compare-and-contrast prompts
- Problem-solution prompts
- Descriptive prompts
- Historical analysis prompts
- Scientific analysis prompts
- Argumentative prompts
- Opinion prompts
- Editorial prompts
- Speech prompts
- Advertising prompts
- Product review prompts
- Political analysis prompts
- Personal essay prompts
- Memoir prompts
- Journaling prompts
- Self-assessment prompts
- Introspection prompts
- Travel writing prompts
- Literary analysis prompts
- Film analysis prompts
- Music analysis prompts
- Art analysis prompts
- Business analysis prompts
- Financial analysis prompts
- Scientific research prompts
- Academic research prompts
- Historical research prompts
- Market research prompts
- Social research prompts