Prompting guide 101

You have important email threads that have numerous responses. You need to quickly catch up. You open the message in Gmail and read the automatically generated summary from Gemini in the Gmail side panel. To respond, you prompt Gemini in the Gmail side panel and tag relevant files by typing @file name. You type:

Your team will pull together a presentation for you, and you want to provide an outline to get them started. You want to generate an outline using the Gemini app. You select the microphone icon and use your voice to prompt. You say:

You're hosting a quarterly town hall meeting with the entire company. You want to write uplifting remarks to open the meeting. You open a new Doc and prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

You want to brainstorm and practise how you will respond empathetically to potentially tough questions. You go to the Gemini app and type:

Your plans have changed and you can't attend a meeting. You need to provide the team with answers on a few key items. You open Gmail and use a voice command to prompt Gemini in Gmail. You say:

You're starting annual planning. You want to conduct research on your target audience. You chat with the Gemini app. You type:

Next, you export your findings to a Doc by selecting Share & export and Export to Docs. Now, you want to pull in relevant data from your own files by typing @file name. You prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

You finished a meeting with your social media team leads. You took notes in a Doc about what resonates with your audience, trending topics, target audience data and keywords that are effective in driving engagement with your brand. You want to brainstorm potential thought leadership pieces using these insights. You prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

During the same conversation, the team discussed launching a new brand campaign. You know that your customers value your reliable and unique services, and your company has a long history of delivering for customers. You need help getting started with ideas on a new campaign tagline. You open a new Google Doc and select Help me write. You type:

The slogans help you get started with the creative process. You have upcoming events that could be the perfect place to test elements of a new campaign. You want to mock up ideas for booth graphics for your events team. You open a new presentation in Google Slides and select Create image with Gemini. You type:

Your team is considering expanding into a new line of business. To research, you go to the Gemini app and you type:

After going deeper in your research, you decide to create a five-year strategy to see what this could look like for the company. You type:

After iterating to generate an appropriate outline, you fill in additional details and thoughts to make the document your own.

You need to catch up on emerging technology trends as the landscape is shifting quickly. You open the Gemini app and you type:

You want to dig deeper on specific topics, so you continue the conversation by typing:

You're making the case to digitally transform your company by adopting generative AI solutions. You need to present to the CEO and other leadership. You want help in communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences. You chat with the Gemini app. You type:

Gemini provides suggested ways to discuss the topic. You continue your brainstorm and then export your conversation by clicking Share and export and Export to Docs. Then, to build a presentation, you open a new Google Slide and prompt Gemini in the Slides side panel, and tag relevant files by typing @file name. You type:

You continue to use the same prompt, adjusting the topic to generate more slides for your presentation based on your notes.

You're working on a report to make a vendor recommendation. You visit the Gemini app and type:

Your team just provided a lengthy technical report. You need to summarise it for your CEO. You open the Google Doc with the full report, and you prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

You make light edits to the summary and include it as an executive summary.

Your company needs a quick way to track software access for new hires. You open a new Google Sheet and prompt Gemini in the Sheets side panel. You type:

You want to set up a new programme to help everyone feel included, appreciated and acknowledged across the organisation. To brainstorm, you open a new Google Doc and prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type:

Gemini in Docs kick-starts your creativity, and now you have ideas for employee interest clubs and events. You also want to ensure that your leadership team is regularly encouraging managers to recognise talent on their teams, so you create email templates that they can use as inspiration. You prompt Gemini in Docs by selecting Help me write, and you type:

You want to draft an anonymous survey that allows people to openly and honestly assess how they are feeling. To draft questions, you open a new Google Doc and prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type: 

You received feedback from 15 senior leaders, and you've gathered all of the anonymous results in a Doc. You want to create a summary that you can use in your next call. You prompt Gemini in the Docs side panel. You type: