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Couple of interesting things week beginning 19th August 2024


A short post on two interesting, well to me anyway, sources I came across this week.

The first,  How to (majorly) boost your communications and content with ChatGPT (fasttrackimpact.com) the full article can be read via the link. Using Gemini to summarise it, the italicised text below was produced:

ChatGPT can significantly enhance your communication strategies and content creation. It can quickly draft content, brainstorm topics, write social media copies, summarize research, and create educational materials.

Key benefits of using ChatGPT:

  • Efficiency: Speeds up tasks like creating slide decks and communication strategies.
  • Creativity: Generates creative and coherent text for storytelling and audience engagement.
  • Versatility: Reshapes existing content for different purposes.

How to use ChatGPT effectively:

  • Clear instructions: Provide specific and detailed instructions.
  • Iterate: If the response isn't satisfactory, refine your instructions.
  • Prompt patterns: Use specific prompts like asking ChatGPT to act as a persona or asking leading questions.

Example: Creating an X thread from a research article:

  1. Divide the article: Break the article into smaller sections due to ChatGPT's character limit.
  2. Summarize: Ask ChatGPT to summarize each section.
  3. Create thread: Prompt ChatGPT to create an X thread based on the summaries.
  4. Refine: Add commentary, include visuals, and edit the concluding tweet.

Human oversight:

  • Verify responses: Ensure the content is accurate and appropriate.
  • Disclosure: Clearly state if ChatGPT was used in content creation.
  • Avoid plagiarism: Be mindful of copyright infringement.

Conclusion: ChatGPT is a valuable tool for enhancing communication and content creation. By following these guidelines and using it effectively, you can save time, improve your work, and reach a wider audience.



The second good bit of news is Lance Eliot, whose articles from Forbes Magazine which have been highlighted in this blog, has two books out:

"Essential Prompt Engineering for Generative AI" available at https://amzn.to/3MgxXde provides a guide to many of the common Prompt Engineering Strategies such as Chain of Thought (CoT) and Imperfect Prompting, along with many others. The language used is accessible and does not require specialist knowledge. 

There is a second book "Advances in Prompt Engineering for Generative AI" available at https://amzn.to/3YYAEro which not surprising extends the range of prompts and it does include two of my favourite ones Chain of Density (CoD) and Tree-of-Thoughts (ToT) prompting. 

I only brought these two books this week so when I have had the chance to work with them, I will share more.

-Tree-of-Thought Prompting is discussed in an earlier post: https://llmapplied.blogspot.com/2024/05/taking-to-yourselves-with-chatgpt-and.html

 - Chain of Density (CoD) of density is discussed in a couple of earlier posts:


All opinions in this blog are the Author's and should not in any way be seen as reflecting the views of any organisation the Author has any association with. Twitter @scottturneruon

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