# How to write a good prompt
Write a good prompt to get the best results from our add-ons. Be very specific about what you want and prompt exactly like you would brief a person to do the job, by providing clear instructions and ample context.
While models can sometimes process multi-lingual prompts or generate a response in a different language from the prompt language, it is highly recommended to write your prompt in the language that you expect your response to be in.
| Label | Description | Examples |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Task | What you want to achieve
**Note:** This should be composed of at least a verb and a noun. You can replace "Task" by "Question" if it makes more sense. | `Task: write a cold email`
`Task: write a blogpost`
`Task: write 5 taglines`
`Task: summarize in 3 paragraphs`
`Task: translate from English to Spanish`
`Task: create a tweet thread of 10 tweets`
`Question: How can I find an SEO expert?` |
| Topic | What your text is about
**Note:** Don't hesitate to be highly specific. | `Topic: sell a shampoo`
`Topic: an ice-cream shop`
`Topic: food in Ancient Rome` |
| Role | What character the AI has to impersonate | `Role: Act as a teacher. Write in very basic terms, and illustrate with examples adapted to your audience. Then provide links to explore the topic further.`
`Role: Act as a tech reviewer. You write in-depth reviews including pros, cons, features, and benchmarks.`
`Role: Act as a technical writer. Your writing is very structured and hierarchical. Instructions are provided step by step so the reader can apply them without thinking.` |
| Style | What type of language you want to use | `Style: casual`
`Style: formal`
`Style: business`
`Style: creative`
`Style: academic` |
| Tone | How you want your text to sound | `Tone: joyful`
`Tone: angry`
`Tone: funny`
`Tone: serious`
`Tone: excited`
`Tone: sad` |
| Audience | Who this text is for
**Note:** This enables the model to select appropriate words and the right level of abstraction. | `Audience: 5-year old`
`Audience: teenager who likes rock music`
`Audience: my boss`
`Audience: topic expert` |
| Length | How long the output is expected to be (any unit)
**Note:** Language models have limited numerical accuracy, so it's good to be overly precise if you have a hard limit. | `Length: 4 paragraphs`
`Length: 250 words`
`Length: strictly under 30 characters including spaces` |
| Format | What structure or syntax your output must comply with | `Format: HTML`
`Format: table`
`Format: markdown` |
| | Any other parameter or instruction that is useful to you | `Country: X`
`Product: door bell`
`Relate recipient job title to the user selling proposition`
`Sign as XYZ`
`Start with xxx`
`Include references to X, Y and Z` |
It is then extremely easy to write a good prompt that you can then use with our add-ons.
**Spreadsheets**
This is what your prompt should look like in a spreadsheet with GPT for Sheets – Autosheet or GPT for Excel – Autosheet Custom prompt bulk tool:
Learn more about [GPT for Sheets – Autosheet Custom prompt bulk tool](https://autosheet.com/docs/gpt-for-sheets/bulk-tools/reference#custom-prompt) or [GPT for Excel – Autosheet Custom prompt bulk tool](https://autosheet.com/docs/gpt-for-excel/bulk-tools/reference#custom-prompt).
**Documents**
This is what a prompt should look like in a document with [GPT for Word](https://autosheet.com/docs/gpt-for-word):
This is what a prompt should look like in a document with [GPT for Docs](https://autosheet.com/docs/gpt-for-docs):
You can copy this prompt from the text below:
```
Task: Write a cold email
Style: Salesy
Tone: Funny
Topic: Sell the person on the idea of building their brand and growing their business through social media videos with our company Brandtegic.
Length: 3 paragraphs
```