AI 101 cheat sheet
Turnkey Software · tkbssoftware.com/learnAsk it well
- Say who you are and what's going on.
- Say who it's for: a customer, your crew, a supplier.
- Ask for a format: short email, bullet list, table.
- Paste in examples of your own writing so it sounds like you.
- Ask it to ask you questions first if it needs more.
- Don't settle for the first try: say what to change.
Never paste in
- Credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers
- Passwords and login codes
- Anyone's health or medical information
- Employee personnel records
- Customer details you promised to keep private
- Anything a contract or law says stays confidential
Always double-check
- Any number, price or total
- Laws, taxes, permits, licensing and HR rules
- Safety instructions
- Names, dates and deadlines
- Links, sources and quotes (AI can invent them)
- Anything that goes to a customer: you keep the final say
Prompts worth keeping
- 1. Any email
Write a short email to [who] about [situation]. I want them to [action]. Tone: [tone]. Under 150 words.
- 2. Review reply
Write a calm, genuine reply to this review, under 60 words, and invite them to contact [how]: [review]
- 3. Notes to message
Turn these notes into a clear message for [who]. Don't add facts that aren't here: [notes]
- 4. Quote from notes
Write a clear quote from these notes using only my prices, with what's included and not included: [notes]
- 5. Week of posts
Write 5 short [platform] posts about [topic] for my [business] in [town]. Friendly, not salesy.
- 6. Checklist
Turn this explanation into a numbered checklist a new employee could follow: [explanation]
- 7. Plan my week
Sort this list into do first, schedule, delegate and drop, then make a day-by-day plan: [list]
- 8. Check your work
List every fact or number in your last answer that I should verify, and where to check it.