AI Prompts: Examples to Get You Started

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, emerging tools have piqued the interest of millions of people all over the world. Professionals in a variety of fields are using AI to automate time-consuming and tedious tasks, and people are also using these tools in their everyday lives to unlock their creativity and generate creative writing pieces and visual art. But in order to use generative AI tools, you need to be able to create a prompt. A prompt is a clear and concise command with instructions that tell the AI exactly what it needs to do to complete the task at hand. Whether you're using tools like ChatGPT to create text or Midjourney to create works of art, you need to know how to write AI prompts. Examples can help you to understand how to start writing your own prompts if you've never done it before. But since many AI tools are iterative, you should expect to tweak your prompts as you go along to get the results you're looking for.

Sample Prompts for Creating Art in Midjourney

• Design a digital art piece in 16-bit style of a man and woman walking through the woods holding hands.
• Create an abstract painting of a sunset over the mountains.
• Make a watercolor painting of a busy city street on a bright and sunny day.

Prompts to Use at the Office

• Create a list of potential influencers who appeal to [target demographic] and give me a plan to leverage their skills to drive more leads to my services.

• Create an alphabetized system that staff can use to store and find important company documents.
• Write a professional email template for internal communication in the office.

Prompt Examples for Writers

• Write a six-paragraph persuasive essay about whether public schools or private schools are better.
• Write a sonnet about the feeling of being in love.
• Write a short story about a child discovering a ghost in their attic.

Prompts for Educators

• Design a lesson plan aimed at third-graders to help students practice multiplication tables. The lesson plan should be fun and engaging.
• Come up with ten discussion questions about The Great Gatsby. The questions should focus on the book's relationship with the time period, plot details of the book, and the theme.
• Create a list of fun classroom activities first-grade students can do to explore the topic of food chains.

Prompt Examples for Marketers

• Create a list of ten titles for blog posts about travel that are likely to go viral.
• Write a 30-second script aimed at parents of new drivers and teenagers for a commercial about car insurance.
• Write a persuasive subject line for an email that will convince potential clients to switch to our brand.

Knowing how to write a good prompt is essential, and these prompt examples are only the tip of the iceberg of what you can use different AI platforms to do to bolster your business or draw out your creative side.