Tips for prompts

Write effective prompts to guide AI follow-ups and tone.

Practical prompt-writing strategies: be specific about tone, structure, and length. Provide examples of desired answers and failure cases. Use control tokens where supported to limit verbosity.

aipromptswriting5–20 minutesIntermediateResearchersPrompt engineers

Be explicit about desired tone, follow-up depth, and examples of acceptable responses. Short examples help the model mirror format and style.

Avoid ambiguous instructions; prefer concrete tasks like "Ask for a one-sentence summary and a three-point justification."

Steps

  1. Be explicit
    State desired length, tone, and format.
  2. Give examples
    Provide positive and negative examples of responses.
  3. Iterate
    Test prompts on sample responses and refine.
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