Chapter 18
Ten Tips for Advanced Prompting
IN THIS CHAPTER
Moving beyond the basic prompting tactics
Prompting within a prompt
Prompting for what you really, really want
Before you dig into more sophisticated prompting strategies, let me give you a quick recap on the basics of crafting effective prompts. Remember to be clear and concise, use plain language, and ask one question at a time. Keep your tone respectful and stay within the bounds of the GenAI tool's knowledge and capabilities.
Kindly allow me to also remind you to review the advanced prompting and other GenAI strategies in Chapter 9. Those tend to produce wonderful content beyond anything you can pull out of GenAI using basic prompting.
With all of that in mind, dig into these additional advanced prompting tips to take GenAI outputs and your content to the next level.
Leverage Keywords
Use specific keywords that signal the context and subject matter you want to explore. Think of them as “command words” that steer the GenAI in the right direction, ensuring a more relevant response.
Sample prompts:
- Prompt A: “Detail ...
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