Examples of ChatGPT Prompts

This section provides real ChatGPT prompt examples and their sources as needed. Each bullet point is a prompt that you would type into ChatGPT, and each sub-bullet is a follow-up prompt that you can write in the same open window.

General Learning, Troubleshooting, Or Brainstorming

• Learning Java
  • What are the top 3 books for learning Java?
• Science Fiction
  • List 10 science fiction books.
• Literature Analysis
  • What are the key takeaways from Kurt Vonnegut's novel 'Slaughterhouse-Five'?
• Vocabulary and Usage
  • What does the word "monozygotic" mean?
    • Now give me a synonym.
    • Now use it in 10 sentences.
• Career Guidance
  • How do I become a front-end developer?
• Contract Drafting
  • I want to hire a graphic designer to design my website. We've agreed that they will deliver the first draft in two weeks and offer three iterations free of charge. Any iteration after will be charged at $50/hour. Write a contract draft for us that I'll then review with my lawyer.
• Email Writing
  • Write an email to my boss asking for a raise. I've worked at this company for 2 years and successfully delivered several projects on time.
• Technology Learning
  • I want to learn about the fetch API. What are the steps that I should take?
    • Tell me more about #2.
    • Show me an example of the fetch API and a POST request.
    • Show me this example using async await.
    • What are some good books about the fetch API?
    • What about YouTube videos?
• App Ideas
  • Give me some ideas for an app that uses the geolocation API.
    • Tell me more about #3.

Editing, Summarizing, and Translating Text

• Text Correction
  • Correct this to standard English: [Paste in text you wish to correct].
• Text Summarization
  • Summarize this for a second-grade student: [Paste in text you wish to summarize].
• Translation
  • Translate this into 1. French, 2. Spanish and 3. Japanese: What rooms do you have available?
• Emoji Conversion
  • Convert movie titles into emoji: Back to the Future, Batman, Transformers, and Star Wars.
• Stellar Objects Summary
  • A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star... Tl;dr.
• Create an Analogy
  • Create an analogy for this phrase: Questions are like arrows.
• Narrative Conversion
  • Convert this from first-person to third person (gender female): I decided to make a movie about Ada Lovelace.

Creating Your Own Study Guide

• Python Study Plan
  • Give me a study plan to learn Python for data science with resources and a timeline. (Tina Huang)
• Coding Study Plan Tutoring
  • Act as a coding tutor that creates study plans to help people learn to code... My first request: "I want to become a data scientist but I do not know how to code. I can study 10 hours per week and only want video resources. I want to learn to code in Python. Create a study plan for me." (Tina Huang)

Generating Project Ideas

• Data Science Project Idea
  • Act as an expert data scientist and create an exploratory data analysis Python data science project about Naruto the anime. (Tina Huang)

Preparing Your Resume For A Specific Application

• Resume Keywords
  • I'm applying for this role; its application text is below in quotes. Please return keywords that I should include in my resume. "[Paste in the text of the application]."
• Cover Letter Preparation
  • I also need to write a cover letter for this application. What information should I include?
  • Here is the company's website [paste in website URL] are there any details I should add to my resume and cover letter based on their website?
  • I've updated my resume to include these keywords [paste in text of the updated resume] does this resume text properly incorporate the keywords of this job position? Don't mind the structure or format of the resume text.

Preparing For A Job Interview

• Resume Writing
  • I have three years of experience coding in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Write a resume for me.
• Front-End Role Application
  • I'm applying for a front-end engineer role at Netflix. Write a cover letter for me.
• Technical Interview Simulation
  • Act as a technical interviewer and ask me 5 questions about JavaScript
    • What is the answer to the first question?
• Front-End Developer Interview
  • You are conducting an interview for a senior Front End developer role... Start by asking me one question.
• HTML Accessibility Question
  • Can you give me an HTML question about accessibility?
• JavaScript Explanation for Kids
  • Explain JavaScript like I'm a 5-year-old.
• React.js Learning
  • What are the three most important concepts to know in React.js?

Working In Excel

• Excel Formula for Sum
  • Write an Excel formula to add up values in cells B2 through B10.
    • Can you explain how this function works?
• Profit Calculation Formula
  • Write an Excel formula to calculate the profit. The revenue is in cell A2 and the cost is in B2.
• Price Lookup Formula
  • Write an Excel formula to find "Sugar Cookie" in a table and return the price.
    • Can I use any other functions?
• Extract Text Before @ Formula
  • Write an Excel formula to extract all the text before the @ character in cell A2.
• Unique Values Count Formula
  • Write an Excel formula to count the number of unique values in a list.
• Excel Macro for Emails
  • Write an Excel macro to send emails. Use the following subject: "Kevin Cookie Company Invoice." Use the following text: "You owe the Kevin Cookie Company X." Take the value X from column A. Send it to the email address listed in column B.

Writing Shell (Linux) Commands

• Bash Command for JPEG Files
  • Write a bash command to find the name of all jpeg files in a directory and write them all to a text file.