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Prompt Design

Writing instructions for an AI that state the task, context, limits and the result you want.

What is Prompt Design?

Writing instructions for an AI that state the task, context, limits and the result you want.

What you learn

Write down what the model can’t know: task, context, limits, format.

When it helps

the AI’s output is inconsistent or unsuitable, or a repeated AI task needs a reliable specification.

Use it at work

  1. State the task and who the result is for.
  2. Give the context the model can’t know.
  3. Set limits: length, tone and what to avoid.
  4. Describe the format, and test the prompt on varied cases.

Your output

For one prompt your team reuses, write down the audience, what a good result includes, the limits and the format. Test it on five cases.

Watch for

Assuming the model already knows the audience, the goal and the limits.

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