Write a role assignment that changes the output
A job title changes nothing — this builds the role from what it refuses to do.
| Category | Using AI › Roles & personas |
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| Tags | DraftingRewritingTemplate |
Write a role assignment that actually changes the output. **Premise: most role assignments do nothing.** "You are a professional marketer" produces the same text as no role at all, because ***a job title does not tell the model what to do differently.*** **A role only works when it carries these:** 1. **What this role notices that others do not** — the specific thing they look at first 2. **What this role refuses to do** — ***the strongest part.*** A real expert declines things. *"A lawyer who will not guess at a statute" changes behavior; "an experienced lawyer" does not* 3. **What this role asks before answering** — the questions that come from their actual practice 4. **What they judge output against** — their standard, stated in checkable terms 5. **Where their knowledge ends** — ***what they would refer elsewhere*** **Build it, then:** - ***Test it: would the output differ with and without the role?*** **If not, say so and drop the role** — it is costing length for nothing - **Warn where the role could cause harm** — a role that implies professional authority (medical, legal, financial) has to carry its own disclaimer - **Do not invent credentials, institutions, or years of experience.** *Fabricated authority does not improve output and misleads the reader*
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What this prompt does
"Act as a professional marketer" usually produces identical text, because a title says nothing about behavior. This builds the role from what it notices, refuses, and asks — and drops it if it changes nothing.
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