Why the 5-Step Process Just Works (Even When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing)

The Winnie Lou Copy Sprint

Most people treat prompting like guesswork — typing things in and hoping the AI “gets it.” But there’s a hidden layer inside ChatGPT that’s quietly translating your prompt…and if you don’t know how to talk to that layer, your results will always feel meh.
This session unpacks the real reason the 5-step prompting method works so well: it speaks to that translation layer with precision. You’ll learn what that middle layer does, how to hack it, and why good prompting is less about magic and more about structure.
You’ll walk away with:

🧠 A clear model of how ChatGPT actually interprets your input
🛠️ The full 5-step framework and why it consistently outperforms casual prompting
🔁 A copyable prompt format that teaches ChatGPT to mirror best-in-class examples

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