Give the AI a role or persona to adopt

Start your prompt by telling the AI who to be: "You are an experienced financial advisor" or "Act as a senior software engineer reviewing my code." This frames the entire response through the lens of that expertise.

Why It Works

Role-setting activates relevant knowledge and adjusts vocabulary, depth, and assumptions. A prompt asking the AI to be a teacher produces simpler explanations than one asking it to be a researcher.

Tips

• Be specific about experience level: "a pediatrician with 20 years of experience" vs just "a doctor"
• Combine roles with audience: "As a financial advisor, explain index funds to a college student"
• This technique works across all major AI tools