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Understanding Prompts

Prompts are the key to communicating with Monica — they are language instructions that help you express your needs and expectations to Monica. Through prompts, you can help Monica understand what tasks you want to accomplish and your specific requirements for the results.

Learning how to write good prompts is the first step to using Monica efficiently. This article will help you understand the basics of prompts, after which you can explore advanced features like Prompt Optimization and Prompt Templates.

Contents​

  1. Basic Concepts: Core Elements of Prompts
  2. Advanced Tips: Methods to Multiply Efficiency
  3. Expert Applications: Structured Prompts Explained

Basic Concepts: Core Elements of Prompts​

What Makes a Good Prompt?​

The quality of your prompt directly affects Monica's understanding and output. A good prompt should clearly and completely convey your requirements, just like expressing specific needs in daily life.

Let's look at a practical example:

❌ Vague prompt:
"Write a summary"
(This request is too general to get ideal results)

✅ Clear prompt:
"Please summarize this Q3 quarterly report, focusing on:
1. Sales performance achievement
2. New product launch results
3. Customer satisfaction trends
Requirements:
- Keep it within 500 words
- Highlight key data
- Point out main issues and improvement suggestions"
(With clear requirements like this, Monica can understand and complete the task accurately)

Core Elements of Prompts​

A complete prompt typically includes these elements:

1. Task Description: What you need Monica to do
   Clear and specific work content

2. Background Information: Relevant context and references
   Help Monica better understand the task environment

3. Specific Requirements: Concrete expectations for results
   Clear output standards

4. Format Specifications: Form and style of output
   Specified content organization

5. Additional Notes: Other considerations
   Extra special requirements or limitations

Advanced Tips: Methods to Multiply Efficiency​

After mastering the basics, you can use Monica's tools to increase your productivity.

One-Click Optimization Feature​

Monica's prompt optimization feature can help transform your simple ideas into well-structured prompts.

❌ Initial input:
"Write product introduction"

Click optimize button ↓

✅ Optimized prompt:
"Please help me write a product introduction for [product name], including:
- Core features and characteristics
- Target user analysis
- Competitive advantages
- Application scenarios
Style should be professional and concise, emphasize practicality, keep it within 800 words"

Prompt Creation Assistant​

If you're unsure where to start, you can use our Official Prompt Assistant. Simply tell it what task you want to accomplish, and it will help generate suitable prompts. This tool is specially designed to help new users get started quickly, highly recommended for beginners.

Expert Applications: Structured Prompts Explained​

Structured prompts are a more systematic way of expression, particularly suitable for handling complex task requirements.

Structured Prompt Framework​

### Basic Information
Purpose: [Use case]
Requirements: [Main needs]

### Specific Task
Type: [Concrete work]
Goal: [Expected results]

### Additional Notes
Background: [Related information]
References: [Reference materials]

### Detailed Requirements
Content: [Specific requirements]
Format: [Presentation method]
Note: [Special instructions]

Want to learn how to create and save your own frequently used prompt templates? Check out our Prompt Template Usage Guide.

Now that you understand the basics of prompts, are you ready to explore more advanced features? Visit our Prompt Optimization Guide and Template Usage Tutorial to learn how to use Monica more efficiently!

Through practice and continuous optimization, you'll find your conversations with Monica becoming increasingly smooth. 🙌 We're Always Here to Help! Contact Us