I am GPTed - what you need to know about Chat GPT, Bard, Llama, and Artificial Intelligence

**Podcast Script: "I Am GPTed" – Episode: "Prompt Like a Pro, Sans the Hype"***[Upbeat, quirky intro music fades in – think glitchy synths with a misfit vibe. Mal's voice: casual, warm, with a smirk you can hear.]*Hey, misfits! Welcome to **I Am GPTed**, where I, Mal – your self-appointed Misfit Master of AI – dish out practical tips for wrangling ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and whatever LLM the tech bros dream up next. No PhD required, just plain talk for beginners like us. I'm allergic to jargon, and yeah, I still trip over my own prompts sometimes. Let's dive in before I bore you with my origin story.First up: one killer prompting technique that turns meh responses into gold. It's called **role-playing**. Don't picture method actors – it's just telling the AI to pretend it's someone specific. Tech hype says it's revolutionary; I say it's like hiring a specialist without the invoice.**Before example:** I typed, "Give me diet tips." Got back a bland list: eat veggies, drink water. Snooze-fest.**After:** "Act as a personal trainer for a couch potato with lactose intolerance. Give me easy diet tips." Boom – tailored meals like almond milk smoothies and veggie stir-fries that fit my lazy butt. Works on any AI. Try it; your results will thank me.Now, a practical use case you novices might miss: **planning family game night**. Not just "suggest games." Prompt: "As a fun uncle, plan a 2-hour game night for 4 kids aged 6-10 and 2 tired parents, with zero prep and household stuff only." Grok spit out charades with pillow forts, story-building with fridge magnets – saved my weekend sanity. Who knew AI could be your undercover party planner?Common beginner mistake? **Vague prompts chasing vague dreams.** I did this for months – "Write a blog post" – and got word salad. Avoid it by adding specifics: goal, audience, length, tone. State your win condition upfront, like "Summarize this article in 200 words for busy parents, punchy and positive." Boom, focused output. Admit it, I wasted hours before learning that. You're welcome for my sacrificial errors.Quick exercise to level up: Grab your phone, open ChatGPT. Prompt: "Act as my brainstorming buddy. Help me fix my [real problem, like messy closet]." Follow up three times, refining like "Make it cheaper" or "Add steps." Do this daily for a week – you'll chat with AI like an old pal, not a magic 8-ball.Last tip: Evaluating AI output? **Read it aloud.** If it sounds like a robot wrote a textbook, trash and iterate. Ask, "Rewrite this more conversational, cut fluff." Or rate it: "On a scale of 1-10, how clear is this? Improve to 10." Keeps the hype in check.That's your misfit toolkit – practical, no fluff. If it helped, **subscribe** wherever you pod. Thanks for listening! This has been a Quiet Please production – head to quietplease.ai for more. Catch you next time – stay GPTed!*[Outro music swells – sarcastic chuckle fade.]**(Word count: 498)*For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/and for some great deals go to https://amzn.to/4nidg0PThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

**Podcast Script: "I am GPTed" – Episode: "Prompt Like a Pro, Without the Hype"***[Upbeat, quirky intro music fades in – think glitchy synths with a wink]*Hey there, misfits and AI newbies, welcome to *I am GPTed*, where I, Mal – your self-appointed Misfit Master of AI – dish out practical tips for wrangling ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and whatever LLM the tech bros dream up next. No fluff, no hype, just stuff that actually works. I'm allergic to jargon, so if I say "prompt," I mean "tell the robot what to do." Let's dive in before I bore myself.First up: one killer prompting technique that turns meh responses into gold. It's called **specificity stacking** – pile on details like you're building a burger, not ordering "food." Here's my before-and-after, straight from my own flubs.Before: "Give me diet tips." Yawn. AI spits generic broccoli nonsense.After: "Give me healthy meal ideas for a 40-year-old desk jockey with lactose intolerance, hating salads, aiming for 2,000 calories a day, using cheap grocery staples." Boom – tailored tacos without the cheese, portioned like a boss. It's like upgrading from a rusty bike to a Ferrari, minus the midlife crisis.Next, a practical use case you novices might miss: **job hunting cover letters**. Don't just beg AI for "a resume." Prompt: "Rewrite my cover letter for a marketing gig at a startup. I'm a beginner with retail experience, love memes, and crushed social media for my cat's Instagram. Make it punchy, under 300 words, no corporate BS." Suddenly, you're not "entry-level"; you're the fresh voice they crave. I used this to land freelance gigs when my "genius" resume was collecting dust.Now, the common mistake we all make – yeah, including me, the so-called master. Beginners dump vague wishes and rage when AI hallucinates. Guilty! Last week, I prompted Grok: "Fix my business plan." It barfed rainbow strategies. Fix: **always define the goal upfront**. Start with "Act as a no-nonsense consultant. Summarize key fixes for this plan focusing on revenue streams only." Avoids the word salad. Lesson learned the hard way – my ego's still recovering.Wanna build skills? Simple exercise: **The Five-Question Chain**. Pick a problem, like "plan my weekend." Ask AI: 1) Basics. 2) Refine with your prefs. 3) Add constraints (budget, weather). 4) Alternatives. 5) Pros/cons table. Do it daily – watch your prompts evolve from toddler tantrums to pro negotiations. Takes 10 minutes, builds muscle memory.Last tip: evaluating AI output. Don't swallow it whole – **triple-check with reverse prompting**. Paste the response back: "What's wrong with this? What assumptions did you make? Suggest three improvements." It's like hiring a snarky editor. Spots hype, fills gaps, keeps you from looking foolish.That's your toolkit, folks – practical, no PhD required. Go prompt like you mean it.If this sparked your inner AI wizard, subscribe wherever you pod-catch. Thanks for listening – you're crushing it.This has been a Quiet Please production. Head to quietplease.ai for more misfit magic.*[Outro music swells – fade to glitchy laughter]**(Word count: 498)*For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/and for some great deals go to https://amzn.to/4nidg0PThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

**INTRO MUSIC FADES IN**Hey there, misfits and AI newbies, welcome to *I Am GPTed* – the show where I, Mal, your self-appointed Misfit Master of AI, dish out practical tips on wrangling ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and whatever LLM the tech bros dream up next. I'm allergic to jargon, promise. Today? We're hacking your prompts like a kid rigging a lemonade stand for maximum quarters. Buckle up – no theory, just stuff that works.**SHORT SEGUE MUSIC STING**First up: the game-changer called **Chain of Thought** prompting. It's like telling your buddy to think out loud instead of blurting nonsense. Ditch vague asks; make the AI show its work step-by-step. Before example – me being a total rookie: "How do I fix my leaky faucet?" AI spits generic drivel. After: "Fix my leaky faucet. Think step-by-step: 1. Diagnose the issue. 2. List tools needed. 3. Safety first. 4. Step-by-step repair." Boom – it walks you through washer replacement like a pro plumber, no hallucinations. Try it; your wallet thanks me.Next, a sneaky everyday use case you haven't considered: **meal prepping for busy weeks**. Not "give me recipes," but "Act as a harried parent with 30 minutes to cook. Plan 5 dinners from chicken, rice, veggies, and canned tomatoes. Chain of thought: allergies none, kid-friendly, under 500 calories each." Suddenly, AI's your personal chef, saving you grocery runs and sanity. Who knew?Common beginner trap? **Not specifying output format**. I did this for weeks – asked for "email ideas," got walls of text. Disaster. Avoid by ending prompts with "Format as: bullet points, 3 options, under 100 words each." Boom, scannable gold. Admit it, I've got the scars.Quick practice exercise: Grab your phone, prompt any AI: "Plan my perfect lazy Sunday. Step-by-step reasoning, then bullet-point schedule from 9 AM to bedtime. Include why each step fits 'lazy'." Tweak it live – add "no exercise" if it goes rogue. Builds your instinct in 5 minutes flat.Last tip: Evaluating AI slop? **Reverse prompt it**. Paste the output back: "Rate this on accuracy 1-10, creativity 1-10, usefulness 1-10. Fix weaknesses step-by-step." It self-critiques like a brutally honest editor. I use this daily; turns meh into magic.That's your toolkit, folks – practical, no hype. Go misfit those AIs.If you dug this, subscribe wherever you pod. Thanks for listening! This has been a Quiet Please production – head to quietplease.ai for more. Catch you next time.**OUTRO MUSIC FADES IN***(Word count: 498)*For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/and for some great deals go to https://amzn.to/4nidg0PThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

[Intro music fades in, then under]Hey, it’s Mal – the Misfit Master of AI – and this is “I Am GPTed,” the show where we skip the buzzwords, bully the hype a little, and actually get useful with AI.Let’s fix one simple thing today that will instantly make ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok – all of them – way less useless.### 1. One specific prompting techniqueThe technique is this: **“Show, then ask.”** Give a **clear example** of what you want *before* you ask for it.Bad version first:> “Write a friendly email to a client about a project delay.”That gets you a beige, corporate oatmeal email.Now the “show, then ask” version:> “Here’s the style I like: > ‘Hey Sam, quick heads-up – we’re running a bit behind on the new feature. No one’s slacking; we just hit a couple of surprise speed bumps. I’ll send you a concrete update by Thursday, and if that timeline doesn’t work, we’ll adjust together.’ > > Using that style – casual, honest, no fluff – write an email to a client explaining our website redesign is delayed by one week.”Same request, but now the AI has a **pattern** to copy. Result: less robot lawyer, more actual human.Use this with anything: emails, lesson plans, ad copy, meeting agendas, even birthday speeches. Show one, then ask.### 2. A practical use case you might not have consideredHere’s a sneaky everyday use: **turn AI into your personal “meeting de-bullshifier.”**After a meeting, drop in your notes or the transcript and say:> “Summarize this like I’m a busy person who doesn’t care about politics. > Give me: > 1) What was actually decided > 2) Who owns what > 3) Deadlines > 4) Risks no one wanted to say out loud.”Now you’ve got a clean action list instead of a 14‑page “circle back” festival. You can do this for school group projects, PTA meetings, or that weekly status call where nothing happens except people reading slides at you.### 3. One common beginner mistakeCommon mistake: **treating AI like Google.**Typing: > “Marketing ideas?” > “Fix my career?” > “Make my life easier?”…then being shocked when the answer is generic nonsense.I did this too. My first prompt ever was literally: > “Explain AI.”The model gave me a polite Wikipedia impersonation and I thought, “Wow, this thing is overrated.” It wasn’t. **My prompt was.**Fix it by adding three things:- **Context** – who you are and what you’re doing - **Goal** – what “good” looks like - **Constraints** – length, tone, formatFor example: > “I’m a project manager in a small marketing team. My goal is to reduce meeting time by 25%. Suggest 5 concrete changes to how we run meetings. Keep each idea under 3 sentences and focus on things I can implement this week.”Way better than “meeting tips?”### 4. A simple practice exerciseHere’s a quick exercise to build your AI skills – takes 10 minutes:1. Pick one boring task you do weekly: emails, reports, lesson plans, LinkedIn posts, whatever. 2. Write your **normal** prompt for it. 3. Ask the AI: > “Rewrite my prompt to make it clearer and more specific. Then explain what you changed and why.” 4. Use the improved prompt. 5. Compare the old result vs. the new one.You’re literally using the AI as a **prompt coach**. Do this a few times and your future prompts get sharper automatically.### 5. A tip for evaluating and improving AI outputWhen the AI gives you something, don’t ask “Do I like it?” Ask: **“What’s missing?”**Then respond with:> “This is close. Improve it by: > - Making it more specific with concrete examples > - Removing filler language > - Shortening it by 30% > - Highlighting the 3 most important points at the top in bullets.”Treat the first answer as **draft zero**, not gospel. Two or three rounds of “What’s missing? Now fix that” usually takes you from “meh” to “I’d actually send this.”Alright, that’s it for today’s dose of practical AI with just enough sarcasm to keep us honest.If this helped you, **subscribe to the podcast** so you don’t miss future episodes.**Thanks for listening.**This has been a **Quiet Please** production. You can learn more at **quietplease dot ai**.For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/and for some great deals go to https://amzn.to/4nidg0PThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Hey, it’s Mal, the Misfit Master of AI, and you’re listening to “I am GPTed” – the show where we turn buzzwords into things you can actually use before your next coffee gets cold.Let’s get straight into it.---Today we’re doing five things:1. One prompting technique 2. One sneaky everyday use case 3. One very common beginner mistake 4. A quick practice exercise 5. A tip to judge whether the AI just helped you… or confidently wasted your time### 1. One prompting technique: “Role + Result + Rules”If you remember nothing else, remember this: **Role, Result, Rules.**Bad prompt:> “Write an email to my boss about a project delay.”You’ll get something like:> “Dear Sir/Madam, unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances…” Corporate beige. Useless.Better prompt:> “You are a **project manager** who is calm but direct. > **Result:** Write a short email to my boss about a project delay of 3 days. > **Rules:** > - Take responsibility, but don’t overshare blame > - Suggest a plan to get back on track > - Keep it under 150 words > - No buzzwords, plain language.”Same AI, totally different brain. You gave it:- A **role** (how to think) - A **result** (what to produce) - **Rules** (how to shape it)Use this format with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, whoever. They all understand “Role + Result + Rules” better than your last manager understood you.---### 2. Practical use case you probably haven’t triedUse AI as your **“meeting de-bloater.”**Paste in your messy meeting notes or a transcript and say:> “You are a **concise chief of staff**. > Turn these notes into: > - 5 bullet-point decisions > - 5 bullet-point action items by person > - 3 risks I should flag to my manager in one paragraph. > If anything is ambiguous, list it in a separate ‘Questions’ section.”Suddenly, instead of staring at 7 pages of “random talking,” you’ve got a one-page brief and a to-do list. That’s not futuristic AI magic; that’s just useful.---### 3. Common beginner mistake (that I made too)Beginner mistake: **One-shot, vague prompts.** “I tried AI, it wasn’t good.” Yeah, you typed one sentence and expected it to read your mind. I did this too.I used to type: > “Make me a content plan for my podcast.”Then I’d complain it was generic.Fix: **treat it like a draft partner, not a vending machine.**Start with:> “Draft a simple content plan for a weekly beginner-friendly AI podcast. > Then ask me 5 clarifying questions before finalizing it.”When it asks questions, answer them, then say:> “Now rewrite the plan using those answers.”You’re not “bad at prompts.” You’re just stopping after the first try. So did I. Don’t.---### 4. Simple practice exerciseDo this once a day for a week:1. Pick a small task: email, caption, explanation, plan. 2. Write your **best guess** prompt. 3. After the answer, say: > “Critique my prompt. Rewrite it to get a better result next time.” 4. Use that improved prompt on a similar task tomorrow.You’re basically turning the AI into your **prompt coach**. In 7 days, you’ll be miles ahead of people still typing “make it better.”---### 5. How to evaluate and improve AI outputUse my lazy three-question test:1. **Is anything obviously wrong or made up?** If yes, fix your prompt to add constraints: > “Only use information from the text I provided. If you’re unsure, say you’re unsure.”2. **Is this usable in the real world as-is?** If not, say: > “Make this 50% shorter and more concrete. Replace vague advice with numbered steps.”3. **Does it sound like *me*?** If not: > “Rewrite this in my voice: casual, clear, slightly sarcastic, no buzzwords.”Never accept the first draft as final. Think of AI as the intern who works fast but needs editing.---Alright, that’s it for today’s episode of “I am GPTed” with me, Mal, your Misfit Master of AI who is just barely more organized than your browser tabs.If this helped, **subscribe to the podcast** so your future self doesn’t have to rediscover all this the hard way.**Thanks for listening.**This has been a **Quiet Please** production. You can learn more at **quietplease dot ai**.For more check out https://www.quietperiodplease.com/and for some great deals go to https://amzn.to/4nidg0PThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI