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5 exercises to get started with AI
A practical workshop: five small missions to complete step by step, even if you have never used an AI.
Before you start
Open ChatGPT or another conversational assistant. Do one exercise at a time. You can copy the requests exactly as they are written.
Exercise 1 — Have a subject explained
Choose a subject you find complicated.
To copyExplain how solar panels work to me in simple words, as if I were 12 years old. Then give a concrete example.
What to notice: does the answer become clearer thanks to the level you asked for and the example?
Exercise 2 — Write an email
To copyWrite a short, polite email to reschedule a doctor's appointment. Suggest a new date next week.
Then edit the text with your real information, without passing on unnecessary confidential details.
Exercise 3 — Summarise a text
Copy a short article or a non-confidential letter, then add:
To copySummarise this text in five points. End with the important dates, amounts or actions to remember.
Exercise 4 — Organise a task
To copyPrepare a simple list to organise a move in one month. Sort the tasks by week and show the priorities.
Exercise 5 — Improve an answer
Take one of the previous answers and write, one after another:
- Make it shorter.
- Use simpler words.
- Add an example.
- Present the result as a list.
Your checklist
The request is clear if…
- the expected result is stated;
- the situation is explained;
- the tone or format is given;
- the length you want is known.
The answer is ready if…
- you have re-read it;
- the important facts are checked;
- personal information is removed;
- the text sounds like you.