Make your first draft with AI

Step 1 of 6

Before we start

Let's open ChatGPT first.

ChatGPT is a free tool that writes for you in plain, everyday words. You type a request, and it types back.

Let's open it now. In your web browser, type chatgpt.com and press Enter. On a phone, tap the ChatGPT app if you have it. It may ask you to sign in or pick a plan. That is normal. Pick the free one. You will not be charged.

You cannot break anything here. There is no wrong button. The worst that can happen is a strange answer, and you can simply ask again.

Buddy says

Got it open? Wonderful. If a screen looks a little different than I said, that is okay. The website just moved its buttons around.

The first move

Pick one small thing to make.

Today you will make one short thing with help from ChatGPT. Not three things. Just one. One small win is plenty.

Pick something small and plain, like one of these:

A flyera flyer for a building potluck

A short notea kind note for old coworkers

Then say who it is for, in just a few plain words. You might say neighbors, or friends, or old coworkers. That is all ChatGPT needs to start.

One simple rule keeps you safe. Leave out anything private. That means no full names, no home addresses, and no money amounts. For money, health, or legal wording, ask a real person you trust.

Buddy says

Keep it small. A tiny flyer you actually finish beats a big one you never start.

See it work

Watch a plain ask turn into a first draft.

A quick, vague try

make me a flyer

Add the who, what & how

A clear request

Make one plain first draft. It is a flyer for my building's potluck, for my neighbors. Keep it short and clear. Leave blanks where private facts would go.

What the AI sends back

Building Potluck! Come share a dish with your neighbors. When: ____ Where: ____ Bring a favorite food to pass. Hope to see you there!

Both asks are short. But the second one tells ChatGPT what it is, who it is for, and where to leave blanks for private facts. That is why the draft came out so neat.

You did it

You just made your first plain draft.

Pick one small thing to make, and say who it is for in a few plain words.
Leave out private facts, like full names, addresses, and money amounts. For money, health, or legal wording, ask a real person.
Ask ChatGPT for one plain first draft, then read the whole thing once. That draft is your first win.

Buddy says

You made something real, all on your own. I am so proud of you!

Make your first draft with AI

Let's open ChatGPT first.

Pick one small thing to make.

Watch a plain ask turn into a first draft.

Which message tells AI what to make?

Ask ChatGPT for your own first draft.

You just made your first plain draft.