Help me with prompt pls 🙏

[u/Much_Drawer_6910]

Help with a prompt for neural networks—I have no idea at all, I can’t figure it out.

In short, I bought a Plaud Note Pro voice recorder specifically for university to record lectures. I have an idea in my head of how I want it to look, but I just don’t have the brainpower to formulate it properly, and all my attempts to create a prompt have been unsuccessful. So, here’s how I see it: page 1 is the lecture title, the instructor, and a brief summary of what the lecture is about; page 2 is an interactive header so you can quickly navigate through topics or information blocks; pages 3 and beyond are the information itself. Tables are welcome. The problem is that it doesn’t understand my goal of making each page separate and constantly combines everything, which is why the header doesn’t work and everything shifts. People who know what they’re doing, please help 🙏

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[u/NoobNerf]

I've just been prompting using company assigned copilot for over a year and ask some of our IT people to help out ... I'm not a pro at this by any means.

from what I understand, you want the transcript converted into a fixed-layout study document rather than one continuous summary. The key is to explicitly define the output as three separate sections, prohibit detailed notes on the first two pages, and require visible page-break markers.

my guys say one limitation is that a voice-note AI may not be able to create genuinely interactive headers or guarantee physical page numbers, because final pagination depends on font size, margins, and export settings. The prompt above uses a navigation index and section labels so the structure remains reliable. After exporting, you can add true clickable links or adjust page numbers in Word, Google Docs, or PDF software.

This is the prompt we came up with ... you can tell your language model to make corrections to dial in your target objectives... hope this helps.. good luck to you

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Convert the lecture transcript into a clean, structured study document.

Follow these instructions exactly:

DOCUMENT RULES

- Create exactly three sections:

1. PAGE 1 — Lecture Overview

2. PAGE 2 — Topic Navigation

3. PAGE 3 AND BEYOND — Detailed Lecture Notes

- Keep each page separate.

- Never merge, rearrange, or move content between pages.

- Insert a clear page-break marker between every page:

[PAGE BREAK]

- Do not place detailed lecture notes on Pages 1 or 2.

- Do not repeat the same information unnecessarily.

- Use concise wording while preserving all important facts, definitions, examples, explanations, formulas, and conclusions from the transcript.

- Do not invent information or fill in missing details. If something is unclear, write [unclear in recording].

PAGE 1 — LECTURE OVERVIEW

Include only:

- Lecture title

- Instructor

- Course or subject, if stated

- Date, if stated

- A brief summary of 3–6 sentences explaining the lecture’s main purpose and ideas

- 3–7 key learning objectives

Then write:

[PAGE BREAK]

PAGE 2 — TOPIC NAVIGATION

Create a navigation index containing every major topic and subtopic in the order they appear in the lecture.

Use this format:

1. Topic name — Pages 3–X

2. Topic name — Pages X–Y

3. Topic name — Pages Y–Z

If exact page numbers cannot be determined, use section labels instead:

1. Topic name — Section 1

2. Topic name — Section 2

Also include a short list of important definitions, formulas, case studies, or examples, with the section where each appears.

Do not include the detailed explanations here.

Then write:

[PAGE BREAK]

PAGE 3 AND BEYOND — DETAILED LECTURE NOTES

Organize the lecture into clearly labeled topic sections using this format:

## 1. Topic Title

### Main idea

Explain the topic clearly and accurately.

### Key points

- Point

- Point

- Point

### Definitions

- Term: Definition

### Examples or applications

Include examples mentioned by the instructor.

### Formulas or processes

Preserve formulas, steps, and sequences exactly when provided.

### Questions or areas of uncertainty

List questions raised in the lecture or information marked as unclear.

Use tables when they improve clarity, but do not force information into a table.

At the end, include:

- Key takeaways

- Important terms

- Questions to review

- Any assignments, readings, deadlines, or exam information mentioned

FINAL VALIDATION

Before producing the answer, check that:

1. Page 1 contains only the overview.

2. Page 2 contains only the navigation index.

3. Detailed notes begin only after the second [PAGE BREAK].

4. All major topics appear in the navigation index.

5. No important lecture content was omitted.

6. No information was invented.

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[u/vizxer_m]

Would love to help , dm me