Prompting Fundamentals

Strong prompting is a collaborative process of giving the model enough context, direction, and feedback to do useful work.

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Learning goals

  • Define the task, audience, context, and desired output.
  • Use examples and constraints to reduce ambiguity.
  • Improve results through critique and iteration.

Applied outcome

Turn a vague request from your normal work into a reusable prompt with clear inputs and acceptance criteria.

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Safe and Responsible Use

Recognize sensitive data, risky use cases, and the situations that require verification or escalation.