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The COSTAR Prompting Framework
By David Franco

COSTAR is excellent for content creation tasks

Focusing on aligning the content with specific context, objectives, style, tone, and audience requirements.

Acronym Breakdown:

  • Context: The setting or situation surrounding the content.

  • Objective: The main goal or purpose of the content.

  • Style: The desired writing style (e.g., formal, informal).

  • Tone: The emotional tone (e.g., friendly, serious).

  • Audience: The target readers or viewers.

  • Requirements: Any specific instructions or constraints.

How to Apply:

Use COSTAR when you need to generate content that needs to meet specific criteria in terms of style, tone, and audience engagement.

Example:

Context: Writing a blog post about the benefits of meditation.

Objective: Educate readers and encourage them to start meditating.

Style: Informative and engaging.

Tone: Encouraging and positive.

Audience: Individuals new to meditation.

Requirements: Include scientific studies supporting the benefits.

Prompt:

"Write an informative and engaging blog post about the benefits of meditation for individuals new to the practice. Use an encouraging and positive tone, and include references to scientific studies that support the benefits discussed."

Give it a shot and see how it works.

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