Using ChatGPT in academia can 10x your research outputs.

But only if you know how to talk to it.

I've spent hundreds of hours using ChatGPT in academia.

Here's my simple framework for writing smarter ChatGPT prompts for research:

🎍 The bamboo technique

#AcademicTwitter The bamboo technique works by gradually adding context to your prompts as ChatGPT generates responses.

This helps the model grow and become more powerful.

Like a bamboo plant that grows taller and stronger with each passing day.

ChatGPT prompts that will save you hours every day in academia:

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#AcademicTwitter @ThePhDPlace @ThePhDPlace 1. Accelerate your reading

"Explain the below text to me. Retain its original meaning and structure:

TEXT TO EXPLAIN"

ChatGPT & BingAI can 10X your academic productivity & well-being.

But many academics don't know when to use which.

I carried out experiments to help you know when to use ChatGPT or BingAI.

Sample prompts, comparisons, & lessons learnt.

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#AcademicTwitter @PhDVoice @PhDVoice A primer on what they are

Both are text-based AI models that generate text based on your prompts.

ChatGPT is the AI model that sparked this craze.

BingAI is a tweaked chatGPT + Microsoft’s search engine (Bing).

ChatGPT's biggest superpower for academic productivity:

➡️ Writing code.

I use it to write programming for:

• Data wrangling
• Modelling
• Visualisation

I’ve spent > 100 hours co-programming with chatGPT for papers.

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#AcademicTwitter 🎯 Use detailed prompts

Think of chatGPT as a competent assistant.

It can save you time from tedious tasks. But it needs detailed instructions on what you need.

A good prompt has:

1. a clear topic/question
2. relevant background information
3. specific details/requirements

Academic writing is hard!

But the more you read, the more you realise that the most prolific academic writers use the same sentences again & again.

Here are 40 sentence templates to write better & faster manuscripts:

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#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter ❓What are sentence templates?

Sentence templates are repeatable sentence structures you can adapt to fit your own research.

They're like the scaffolding for your sentence.

Using them lets you focus on your message rather than worrying how to say it.

Here are some examples:

Seven ways to use chatGPT to boost your academic writing and productivity:

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#AcademicTwitter @AcademicChatter @AcademicChatter 🧑‍🏫 Proofreading your text

If you're like me, you've lost countless hours proofreading text.

chatGPT:

• Gives you time back to research
• Saves your mind for critical thought & creativity

Prompt: Check the spelling, grammar, & sentence structure of this text:
[your text]