Prompt Engineering: The Art of Talking to AI

Public lesson preview

Master the craft of writing prompts that get brilliant results

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will understand:

• ✓🧠 Why Prompting Matters More Than You Think
• ✓🎯 Zero-Shot Prompting: Just Ask
• ✓📚 Few-Shot Prompting: Learning by Example
• ✓🔗 Chain-of-Thought: Making the Model Think Out Loud
• ✓🎭 Role Prompting: Persona and Expertise

Lesson outline

1. 🧠 Why Prompting Matters More Than You Think
2. 🎯 Zero-Shot Prompting: Just Ask
3. 📚 Few-Shot Prompting: Learning by Example
4. 🔗 Chain-of-Thought: Making the Model Think Out Loud
5. 🎭 Role Prompting: Persona and Expertise
6. ⛓️ Prompt Chaining: Breaking Down Complex Tasks
7. 🚫 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
8. Mistake 1: Asking for Everything at Once
9. Mistake 2: Negative Instructions Only
10. Mistake 3: Not Specifying the Output Format
11. Mistake 4: Forgetting Context
12. Mistake 5: Accepting the First Response
13. 🔬 Advanced Technique: Structured Output
14. 🏆 Building Your Prompting Practice