Gemini for Google Workplace - Prompting Guide 101 by Google Team instant download

Gemini for Google Workplace - Prompting Guide 101 by Google Team instant download

Writing effective prompts From the very beginning, Google Workspace was built to allow you to collaborate in real time with other people. Now, you can also collaborate with AI using Gemini for Google Workspace to help boost your productivity and creativity without sacrificing privacy or security. The embedded generative AI-powered features can help you write, organize information, create images, accelerate workflows, have richer meetings, and much more, all while using your favorite apps like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Meet, Google Slides, and Gemini Advanced (the standalone chat experience available at gemini.google.com with enterprisegrade security). Gemini is accessible right where you are doing your work — with access to your personal knowledge base in Drive, Docs, Gmail, and more — so you can enhance and create powerful workflows across the Workspace apps with less tab switching and interruption.

This guide provides you with the foundational skills to write effective prompts when using Gemini for Workspace. You can think of a prompt as a conversation starter with your AI-powered assistant. You might write several prompts as the conversation progresses. While the possibilities are virtually endless, you can put consistent best practices to work today.

The four main areas to consider when writing an effective prompt are:

• Persona • Task • Context • Format 

Here is an example of a prompt using all four areas that could work well in Gmail and Google Docs: 

"You are a program manager in [industry]. Draft an executive summary email to [persona] based on [details about relevant program docs]. Limit to bullet points."

You don’t need to use all four in every prompt, but using a few will help! Always remember to include a verb or command as part of your task; this is the most important component of a prompt.