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28 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level
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28 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level

Wired · Jun 21, 2026, 10:30 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • However, while you can just type anything you like into Chat GPT and get it to understand you, there are ways of getting more interesting and useful results out of the bot.
  • Sometimes all it takes is the addition of a few more words or an extra line of instruction and you can get ChatGPT responses that are a level above what everyone else is seeing—and we've included several examples below.
  • While there's lots you can do with the free version of ChatGPT, a few of these prompts require a paid ChatGPT Plus subscription.

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Photograph: PM Images/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Chat GPT, Google Gemini, and other tools like them are making artificial intelligence available to the masses. We can now get all sorts of responses back on almost any topic imaginable. These chatbots can compose sonnets, write code, get philosophical, and automate tasks.

However, while you can just type anything you like into Chat GPT and get it to understand you, there are ways of getting more interesting and useful results out of the bot. This “prompt engineering” is becoming a specialized skill of its own.

Sometimes all it takes is the addition of a few more words or an extra line of instruction and you can get ChatGPT responses that are a level above what everyone else is seeing—and we've included several examples below.

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