Generative AI tools can be a fantastic companion for generating ideas and brainstorming, especially if you work alone or do not have a team that you can use as a sounding board for your ideas. Here are some tools to get you started:

• Google Gemini (also integrated into Google Docs/Gmail)

• ChatGPT

• Perplexity.ai

Learn to write better Prompts:

Prompt engineering is a much needed skillset to make the most of the Gen AI tools available to you. Here are different components that you can add to a prompt to help generate a more customized response:

• Task: This is the most important part of your prompt. It should clearly state what you want the tool to do. For example, Draft a blogpost for …”
  

• Context: This provides background information that will help the tool understand your task. For example, include the reading level of the readers or include the pain points you want to address.
  

• Exemplars: These are examples of what you want the output to look like.
  

• Persona: This is the voice or character that you want the tool to adopt. For example, you could ask the tool to “Act as a expert content writer in the fashion industry” if you are writing an article for a fashion magazine
  

• Format: This is the format that you want the output to be in. In addition to text or image based outputs, you can also ask for the output to be formatted in the following formats:

  • Summary

  • Bullet points

  • Table

  • Step-by-step instructions

  • Timelines/Schedules

  • Root Cause analysis

  • Eisenhower matrix
    

    
    

• Tone: This is the overall mood or feeling that you want the output to have. For example, you may want the output in a casual or friendly tone or use a more formal tone depending on the topic.
  

• Constraints: Include any limitations or constraints to guide the tool's behavior, such as word count restrictions or specific content requirements. For example, limit the character count to 500 characters.

Watch these video for a quick tutorial on writing effective prompts:
Note: While the videos mentions ChatGPT, you can use the same techniques in any Generative AI tool that generates text using a prompt.