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What is this strategy?

Tailoring Tool for Audience emphasizes the importance of defining your audience and instructing the AI to tailor its communication style accordingly. By considering who will be using your Playlab app, you can create more effective, relevant, and appropriate outputs.

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Why It’s Important

Tailoring your prompts for a specific audience is like choosing the right textbook for a class. Just as you’d select different books for elementary students versus college students, you need to adjust your AI prompts to suit your audience’s level and needs.

  • Ensures content is appropriate for the user’s knowledge level
  • Creates more relatable and engaging responses
  • Improves understanding and retention of information
  • Builds trust by demonstrating awareness of user needs

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Step by Step

1

Go to the Playlab Builder

Go to the Playlab Builder and take a look at your existing prompt.

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Define Your Audience

Clearly identify who will be using your app:

  • Consider age, education level, and background
  • Think about their existing knowledge of the subject
  • Identify specific needs or challenges they might have
  • Determine appropriate language complexity and tone

Understanding your audience helps your Playlab app communicate effectively.

3

Fine-tune Background Information

Adjust the level of detail based on your audience:

  • Use your contextual expertise about the field and users
  • Empathize with app users’ perspective and needs
  • Avoid sharing sensitive or identifying information
  • Determine what is crucial to know versus nice to know
  • Consider what the AI must know, should know, could know, and won’t need to know
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Specify Communication Style

Give clear guidance on how to communicate with your audience:

  • Adjust language complexity to match users’ understanding
  • Include instructions for simplifying or elaborating based on context
  • Encourage appropriate interaction styles for your audience
  • Provide examples of effective communication for this specific audience

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Examples of Tailoring to Audience

Weak Prompt

Explain photosynthesis to high school biology students using appropriate scientific terminology.

Better Prompt

You are explaining photosynthesis to 10th grade biology students. Use age-appropriate language, relate concepts to everyday experiences, and incorporate analogies. Be prepared to break down complex terms.

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Best Practices for Audience Tailoring

Consider Demographics

• Adjust for age differences

• Account for education levels

• Consider cultural backgrounds

• Be mindful of professional context

• Address specific accessibility needs

Adjust Complexity

• Simplify technical concepts appropriately

• Use relevant analogies and examples

• Define jargon when necessary

• Match vocabulary to audience level

• Balance depth and clarity

Empathize

• Consider audience motivations

• Address potential concerns

• Anticipate knowledge gaps

• Recognize diverse perspectives

• Avoid assumptions about experience

Test with Real Users

• Gather feedback from target audience

• Observe how they interact with app

• Identify misunderstandings or confusion

• Refine based on actual usage patterns

• Continuously improve audience fit

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Frequently Asked Questions

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If you need help with tailoring prompts for your audience in Playlab:

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Last updated: March 23, 2025