Lesson 3 of 10 · ⚡ Impact: High · Difficulty: Easy · ⏱ ~2 min
Why it matters
Most people type into Boldstream the way they'd type into Google — a few keywords and a hope. But it isn't a search engine; it's a sharp new teammate who can do a huge amount, but only knows what you tell them. Treat it that way and the quality jumps straight away.
The move
Instead of naming a topic, give it a brief — the four ingredients from the last lesson. Same question, very different answers:
Good — "competitor analysis"
Sharper — "competitor analysis for our new-business pitch next week"
Flow — "compare our top three competitors' pricing and positioning for a pitch to a challenger telco — tell me where we can win"
More examples
"Give me some taglines" → "five taglines for a premium oat milk aimed at busy parents — warm, a little witty, no puns on 'moo'"
"Summarise this report" → "pull the three findings a time-poor CMO would care about, in plain English"
Now you try
Take your next real request and add one line: who it's for and why. Send it, and compare it to what you'd normally get back.
Remember: it doesn't read your mind, and it doesn't remember your other chats — the context has to live in your message.
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