Deep dive · module 53 of 100
Creating templates for recurring tasks
Turn a good prompt into a fillable template.
After this lesson
You convert a working prompt into a template with clear input fields.
In view · Step by step
From an example to a template
Mark, for example, target audience, date and desired length.
Use recognisable placeholders such as [date] and [target audience].
Try different fictional inputs and check the results.
Part 1 of 3 · Identify what varies
Your preference for less movement is on. Choose each part yourself.
Identify the variables
What changes every time? For example: name, date, product.
Create fillable fields
Use clear placeholders such as [customer name] or [date].
Test the template
Fill it in a few times and see if the result is consistent.
New practice example
From explanation to a usable result.
A template has recognisable fillable fields and an agreement on what happens when values are missing.
Fictional practice situationA fictitious team wants to create invitations with fields for activity, day, location, and start time. In the second test, the start time is missing.
View a possible solution
This is how it can be done
Template: “Write an invitation with [activity], [day], and [location]. Mention a missing start time as yet to be determined. Do not use any other facts.” Test once with a complete example and once without the time.
Why this works
A reusable prompt must also handle incomplete input safely. A lovely invitation with an invented time is a failed test.
Make it slightly more difficult
Add an invalid or contradictory time and write the question that must first be asked of the client.
Extra practice, at your own pace. You do not need to submit anything. This does not count towards an automatic assessment.
Your workplace · learning by doing
Make something. See what changes.
Checking the AI connection… You can already view the written example.
Present your assignment to Ende.
Read the answer, change one thing, and compare.
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New version
You remain in control
What do you want to improve in your next attempt?
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Why this approach works
A reusable prompt must also handle incomplete input safely. A lovely invitation with an invented time is a failed test.
A step further
Add an invalid or contradictory time and write the question that must first be asked of the client.
Try & discover · no obligation
Build a prompt and compare the versions
Switch off context and boundaries. Which instructions disappear from your task?
Vague start
Write a customer email.
Your constructed prompt
Write a friendly customer email about changed opening hours.
Not yet explicitly provided: context and source facts, format and target audience, boundaries and control.
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A prompt to get you started
Turn this prompt into a template with clear input fields: “[prompt]”. Use [square brackets] for what needs to be filled in.
Apply it
A follow-up email is often repeated. Sometimes the example name and the example amount accidentally remain in the text.
Which approach best fits this situation?
- Use a real customer name as a fixed standard.
- Let the model automatically invent missing prices.
- Use recognisable input fields and check that all mandatory fields have been filled in.
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Test your insight
What is the advantage of a template?
- You don't have to type the structure every time.
- AI will no longer make mistakes.
- It is only for advanced users.
Extra practice
Take a recurring task and turn it into a template with at least two input fields.
Template: “Write a follow-up email to [name] about [subject]. Max 90 words, friendly, do not invent prices.”
