Excerpt from the practical guide
The blueprint for good prompts
Role, Assignment, Context, Format – turning chance into method
Two people give the same AI the same task. One receives a message they can send straight away. The other gets an interchangeable piece of boilerplate that first needs laborious rewriting. The difference lies neither in the tool nor in talent. It lies in four pieces of information that appear in the first prompt – and are missing from the second.
These four pieces of information can be learnt. They are called Role, Assignment, Context and Format. Together they form a blueprint that makes a usable result on the first attempt the norm. Best of all: you don't need to find perfect wording. You fill in four fields.
The four fields of the blueprint
The RAKF blueprint (Role, Assignment, Context, Format) turns the briefing into a fixed routine. Four fields, always the same – whether you are writing a message, sketching a concept or having a table built.
The Role determines who should answer: “You are an experienced service advisor.” With the role you choose the perspective, the store of experience and the underlying tone. The same question sounds different from a service advisor's point of view than from a legal department's – and both have their place.
The Assignment names exactly what should be produced. Not the topic (“it is about a repair”) but the work product: an information message, a draft quote, a checklist. The clearer the target product, the less often you receive an essay where you needed a message.
The Context is the field only you can fill. What does the AI need to know about the situation so it does not have to guess? Who is involved, what has happened, which figures apply, what history matters. This is where the difference arises between a text about some situation and a text about yours.
The Format describes the result from the outside: how long, in what tone, in what form? Three sentences or half a page, warm or matter-of-fact, running text or bullet points. The format is the most frequently forgotten field – and the quickest one to fill.
Method · RAKF blueprint
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Role Who should answer? (“You are an experienced …”)
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Assignment What exactly should be produced?
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Context What does the AI need to know about the situation?
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Format How long, in what tone, in what form?
If the result is missing something, one of these fields is almost always empty – and you can see straight away which one.
Prompt template
Prompt template – replace the placeholders in square brackets with your own details:
You are [ROLE]. Your assignment: [ASSIGNMENT]. Context: [WHAT THE AI NEEDS TO KNOW]. Format: [LENGTH / TONE / FORMAT]. Create the result on this basis.
Key takeaway
Good results are no accident. If you provide the Role, Assignment, Context and Format, you do not need perfect words – just four filled-in fields.
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