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Ask AI to simplify a complex answer

Works with ChatGPT · Claude · Copilot

What you’ll be able to do

You can take a confusing answer and get a plainer version you understand.

The problem

Sometimes the first answer is correct but over your head.

What this skill does

Ask AI to redo it simpler, as if for a beginner.

When to use it

  • When an answer uses words or ideas you do not follow.
Juni, the One AI Skill guide

Juni’s tip

Not understanding is information. Ask for it simpler.

The prompt

Main prompt
Explain your last answer again, but simpler, as if I am new to [topic]. Use plain words and one example.
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Your prompt
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Weak vs. better

✗ Weak prompt

I do not get it.

✓ Better prompt

Re-explain your previous answer for someone new to [topic]: plain words, one example, and define any term you keep.

Why this works

Asking for a beginner redo gets the same idea without the jargon wall.

The move

The move: ask for a beginner-level redo.

Practice task

Try it now

When an answer confuses you, ask for the beginner version.

Self-check

  • The new version is clearly easier to follow
  • It keeps the same meaning

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Pretending to understand and moving on.
  • Asking simpler with no topic, so it stays vague.

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