AI Assist Use Cases, Prompts, and Examples
The possibilities for using ChatGPT are almost limitless. However, there are certain use cases that can be particularly helpful for technical communicators. This includes the ability to create new content, provide feedback, rewrite text, write scripts, and much more.
Also, the better the prompt (i.e., written instruction) you provide ChatGPT, the better the response will be. Sometimes this requires edits and refinements until you land on just the right phrasing.
Following are some use cases with suggested prompts and examples.
Note In the suggested prompts below, we are often using "this text" (e.g., proofread this text), assuming you have already selected the content and then opened AI Assist. If you are writing prompts directly on the ChatGPT website, you can simply paste the content to be analyzed below the initial instruction.
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Creating New Content
Prompt: Write steps for [enter activity].
Prompt: Explain [subject] to me in simple terms for a beginner.
AI Assist Example—Creating New Content
Creating Regular Expressions
Prompt: Write a regular expression that [provide purpose].
AI Assist Example—Creating Regular Expressions
Enforcing Style Guide Rules
Prompt: Analyze the following style guide rules and make sure all future responses comply with them: [Enter rules here]
Prompt: Edit this text to comply with the Microsoft Manual of Style rules.
AI Assist Example—Enforcing Style Guide Rules
Fact Checking
Prompt: Is all of this information correct?
AI Assist Example—Fact Checking
Providing Feedback
Prompt: Proofread this text.
Prompt: Please provide feedback on this paragraph. How can it be improved?
AI Assist Example—Providing Feedback
Rewriting Content
Prompt: Fix grammar, punctuation, and spelling for this text.
Prompt: Shorten this text by half.
Prompt: Rewrite this text in a tone of voice that is clear, concise, and slightly informal.
Prompt: Simplify this text for a fifth-grade reading level.
AI Assist Example—Rewriting Content
Searching and SEO
Prompt: What is [provide query]?
Prompt: How do you [provide query]?
Prompt: What are some ideas to improve search engine optimization for this content?
Prompt: Provide some good keywords that I can use to boost SEO for this content.
AI Assist Example—Searching and SEO
Summarizing Text
Prompt: Write a summary of this text that can be used as an introduction.
AI Assist Example—Summarizing Text
Summarizing Videos
Prompt: Summarize this video for me:
[YouTube link]
[Title of video]
AI Assist Example—Summarizing Videos
Translating Content
Prompt: Translate this into [target language].
AI Assist Example—Translating Content
Using Your Voice
Prompt: Analyze the following text for tone of voice and style. Apply that exact tone of voice and style to all your future responses.
[Provide sample text.]
AI Assist Example—Using Your Voice
Writing Scripts and Code
Prompt: Write some HTML that embeds JavaScript code into it. The JavaScript should [explanation of what you want the code to do.]
