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title: "Podcast: Gathering source material for context input"
date: 2024-07-28
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# Podcast: Gathering source material for context input

> One of the most successful strategies for using AI is to pass in an abundance of source material that can augument and inform the AI's responses. In this tutorial, I cover strategies for gathering this material, including what types of documents to look for, optimal ordering, pitfalls to look out for such as outdated or slanted information, and more.

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/promptengvid2-gathersourcematerial.mp3)

[![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/apple_podcasts.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id-rather-be-writing-podcast/id277365275) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/watchonyoutubeblack.png)](https://www.youtube.com/@idratherbewriting) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/spotify.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/4HeOZfPGMMfViOhVS40QBD)

[Video: Gather source material to prepare for prompt inputs](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q2pdyHO4yag)

For a written version of this video tutorial, see [Gathering source material for context input](https://idratherbewriting.com/ai/prompt-engineering-source-material-context.html).

To watch more of the Keren Brown Zoomin podcast, see [Uncovering and communicating the value of your tech comm teams’ work](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/value-techcomm-zoomin-podcast).