Create Slide Decks and Product Market Analysis 5X FASTER

The CO-STAR Framework

The CO-STAR framework was drafted by Sheila Tao in a Prompt Engineering Competition in Singapore. You can read the 40-pages long background here, or I’ll give you the short, actionable part below.

Here’s an example usage to get you started:

(Notice the <xml tags>; they increase readability but also help the LLM segregate different parts of your instruction. Try to use them in your prompts.)

<Context> Act as an experienced job interviewer - you are tasked with conducting an in-depth interview for a {Add role here} position. </Context>

<Objective> Your goal is to evaluate whether the candidate is a good fit for the role based on their skills and past experiences. Ask questions, ONE at a time, that cover the candidate’s background, relevant work experience, problem-solving abilities, and how well they align with company’s values and goals. </Objective>

<Style> Ensure the interview process is well-structured, fair, and allows the candidate to showcase their strengths and address any potential concerns. Provide a welcoming environment that encourages open and honest communication. </Style>

<Audience> Job applicants with a strong technical skillset, and a diverse social background. </Audience>

<Response format> Questions - and you MUST only ask ONE QUESTION at a time. </Response format>

To summarize, CO-STAR is short for Context, Objective, Style, Audience, Response Format. (I personally make edits to it to add other important sections, but it’s a pretty neat starting point for advanced tasks).

AI Tools ^{_{(I only share the ones I personally test first)}}

1. Gamma 

   I promised last week that I will share an end-to-end workflow for generating slide decks using Gamma. Here it goes (tweet, and video version):

   1. For powerpoint presentations, you first need an outline. You can use ChatGPT to do that for you, or use a CustomGPT like Poe | Powerpoint Generator.

   2. Sign up to Gamma. You get enough free credits for about 3-4 decks.

   3. Copy paste the outline to Gamma - choose the theme you like and wait 10-15 seconds.

   4. Make any final edits and export to PDF/Powerpoint format.

   5. and you’re good to go!

2. Osum
   Tried it, loved it, sharing it with others (as should you).
   In a nutshell, you can use it for any product or business to give you:

   1. detailed competitive research

   2. SWOT analysis

   3. buyer personas

   4. growth opportunities and more

I tried it a few weeks back for 2x products, and it gave me pretty accurate information across all the above areas (each product report was about 20+ pages long).

Curated Tweet (or Post?)

For this looking to become an AI Engineer:

Summary by Perplexity

• Introduced CO-STAR Framework for prompting

• End-to-End workflow for creating slide decks

• 1 AI Tool & Curated Tweet

• Shared 3x Job Openings