Prompting AI

The difference between a useless AI response and a brilliant one is almost always the prompt. Learn the core principles: be specific, provide context, define the output format, and give examples of what you want.

Move beyond 'just asking' to structured prompts that produce consistent, high-quality results every time. XML tags, chain-of-thought reasoning, and multi-step prompts turn AI from a toy into a tool.

Prompting theory is one thing, knowing WHEN to use AI is the real skill. The highest-value use cases: drafting and editing text, analysing documents, extracting data, brainstorming, code writing, and research synthesis.

Multi-turn reasoning, tool use, long-context strategies, and prompt chaining. These techniques let you tackle complex, multi-step problems that simple prompts can't handle.