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How to Talk to It · Lesson 4 of 15

Tell It What to Fix

Claude's first answer is a starting point. Here's how to ask for exactly the changes you want.

From the video

  • Keepthe first line
  • Cutthe drama
  • Addthe reward

Your turn: try this

Paste it into Claude and fill in the [brackets].

That's close! Keep [the part you like], but make it [shorter / friendlier / simpler], and add [something missing].
Read the transcript

Claude's first answer isn't its final answer. The magic happens when you push back.

How to talk to it: tell it what to fix.

Say your cat, Biscuit, got out, and you need a post for the neighborhood group.

Claude writes a draft. Not bad. But a little long.

So tell it. Shorter. Add the reward. Less dramatic.

You can keep going as long as you like. It never gets tired, and it never gets offended.

Tip: say what to keep, what to cut, and what to add. Like, keep the first line, and redo the rest.

Your turn. Ask Claude for something, then ask it to change one thing.

That's how you fix it. See you in the next one!

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