Framing and the Five Refinement Moves

1. Tell AI what you need

Before you ask AI for help, tell it 4 things.
Miss one, and AI has to guess. A guess can be wrong.
Always check a wrong guess before you use it.

Context

Role

Task

Format

Next: see this with a real example.

2. Try two prompts

Same job, two different asks. See the difference.

Prompt 1

“Write about road safety.”

Prompt 2

“You are a teacher. Write a short notice for students about crossing the road safely near school. Make it 3 short points for the notice board.”

Try it yourself

Open your AI tool. Try both prompts above. Paste each answer below.

Answer from Prompt 1 Answer from Prompt 2

Which answer do you like more?

3. What each word means

Context — why you need this, and who will read it.

Role — who the AI should act like.

Task — what you want the AI to make.

Format — how it should look when it's done.

4. 5 ways to fix an answer

The first answer is not always right. Use one of these 5 tricks to fix it.

Answer

Pick a trick

Better answer

Tap to learn each one.

Answer covers too much? Ask for just one part.

“Only tell me about ___.”

Answer too short? Ask for more detail.

“Tell me more about ___.”

Words too hard, or too simple? Ask AI to change how it sounds.

“Say this in a simple way for ___.”

Answer sounds sure, but might be wrong? Ask AI to check itself.

“What might be wrong here?”

Got 2 good answers? Ask AI to combine the best parts.

“Combine the best parts of both.”

When to stop

If fixing it yourself is faster than asking again — just fix it.

5. Practice

Pretend: you are the class leader. Your group has homework due Friday (just for practice). Write one message. Tell the AI all 4 things — context, role, task, format.

Your turn

Your message

Now ask the AI: “What might you be wrong about?”

Did it find something it wasn't sure about?

6. Check before you use it

Did AI add a date, number or rule you did not ask for? Check it.
Does it look like what you need — a notice, an email, a table?
Can someone else understand it, with no extra help?
Are all names and numbers in the example made up, not real?

Quick recap

1

Tell AI 4 things before you ask.

2

Too much? Ask for less. Too little? Ask for more.

3

Wrong tone? Ask AI to change it. Not sure? Ask AI to check itself.

4

Two good answers? Combine them.

5

Faster to fix it yourself? Stop — and always check before you use it.