The Quick Guide to Prompt Engineering

3A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Effective Prompts

Table of Contents

• Various Platforms and Their Prompt Formats
• Recognizing Characters and Depth of Prompts
  • Some Platforms May Have Prompts Character Limitation
  • Prompts Need Depth and Context
  • Differentiate between Implicit versus Explicit Prompts
  • Testing Often and Iterate
• Understanding a Prompt Dictionary
  • Consistency
  • Optimization
  • Training and Onboarding
  • Flexibility
• Key Factors to Consider: Context, Clarity, and Conciseness
  • Providing Context
  • Clarity
  • Conciseness
  • Some Everyday Usage Examples
    • Chatbot Customer Service
    • Medical Diagnosis AI
    • Content Creation
    • Finance Analysis Tools
    • Smart Home Devices
• Common Mistakes to Avoid When Crafting Prompts
  • • Being Overly Vague
    • Overcomplicating the Prompt
    • Not Providing Enough Context
    • Assuming the Model Knows the Latest Context
    • Using Jargon or Overly Technical Language
    • Ambiguous Phrasing
    • Not Specifying the Desired Format
    • Neglecting to Set Boundaries
    • Relying Solely on Implicit Bias
    • Expecting Humanlike Intuition
    • Over-Relying on AI's Accuracy
    • Not Iterating or Refining the Prompt
    • Misinterpreting Open-Ended Responses
    • Ignoring the Temperature Setting
    • Assuming AI Understands Emotions

Prompts serve as a communication bridge between humans and AI systems. Crafting an effective prompt is essential to ensure that AI systems understand the user's intention and provide meaningful responses. Here are some common ways to create a prompt. In this chapter we will look at the very essentials ...