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Here at LoveFromIreland.ie we provide a growing choice of beautiful images by local artists and photographers but we leave the message writing to you.
Some of us find it hard to write or feel that we aren't expressing ourselves in writing the way we want to. If this is you, read on!
By now, you'll have heard about Gen AI and you might even have tried out Chat GPT. This is a game-changer for those of us who find it hard to find the right words to express ourselves.
The secret to ChatGPT is to frame your prompt properly and to understand that the responses you get will only be as good as the information you feed it. You can almost have a conversation with it so if you don't like the first response you can tell it to give you another option based on further information. The main thing to remember though is that you always need to use your own human experience to judge whether the content you get back is accurate or appropriate because these types of artificial intelligence systems are known to 'hallucinate' when they don't have the full information.
So here's a prompt you could try for writing a postcard message.
Copy and paste the red text below into Chat GPT and insert your own details against the {squiggly brackets} at the bottom and then be prepared to be amazed:
You are a expert and articulate writer. Help me write a postcard messages that will stand out as a thoughtful piece of writing. The card is being sent from {place}. Use the recipient's {name} and some information about my holiday so far {background}. Give me {number of words} and write the message in this {tone}. Give me five options that use different creative approaches, like writing a poem, being witty, being affectionate, being sarcastic, being warm and friendly, or being sincere. And five more options with totally different creative approaches. Sign off the message with {my name}.
{place}: Where are you are writing this card from?
{name}: Who is the card for?
{background}: Give as much detail as you can about your holiday so far
{number of words}: How long do you want it to be? 30 words or 100 words ?
{tone}: Are you sentimental or witty or affectionate or friendly?
{my name}: Your own name
Happy postcard writing!
PS I got the structure for this prompt from Dave Birss - The Sensible AI Guy.
