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Series 1: Crafting Effective Prompts

This series covers the fundamental skills needed to create effective prompts, from basic structure to advanced techniques like personas and role-playing.

Articles in This Series​

  • Article 16: The Anatomy of a Good Prompt in 2025 (Coming Soon)
  • Article 17: Zero-Shot Prompting: The Foundation (Coming Soon)
  • Article 18: Few-Shot Prompting: Learning from Examples (Coming Soon)
  • Article 19: The Power of Instructions: Clarity and Precision (Coming Soon)
  • Article 20: Using Personas and Role-Playing Effectively (Coming Soon)

Series Overview​

This series establishes the foundation of prompt engineering by teaching you how to craft clear, effective prompts that consistently produce desired outputs. We'll cover the essential components of good prompts, different prompting strategies, and advanced techniques for improving prompt performance.

Learning Objectives​

By the end of this series, you will:

  • Understand the anatomy of effective prompts
  • Master zero-shot and few-shot prompting techniques
  • Know how to write clear, precise instructions
  • Be able to use personas and role-playing effectively
  • Have a solid foundation for more advanced prompting techniques

Prerequisites​

  • Completion of Chapter 1: The Absolute Basics of Large Language Models
  • Basic understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations
  • Access to an LLM for practice (recommended)