Prompting Guide

Prompting Guide

The quality of your results depends heavily on how you write prompts. This guide teaches you how to write highly effective prompts for every task type.

Your prompts do not need to be perfect, but the clearer and better-organized your prompts, the more likely we will be able to accurately determine your intent / what you aim to achieve, and the happier you will be with the results.

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🔥 Golden Rules of Prompting

1. Be explicit about your outcome

Bad: “Explain AI” Good: “Explain AI in 5 bullet points for a general audience.”

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2. Use structured formatting

Use lists, bullets, constraints, or headings.

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3. Give examples

Models mirror patterns.

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4. Specify tone, length, and style

• Professional

• Friendly

• Formal

• Academic

• 2 sentences vs. 3 paragraphs

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5. For audio → provide the exact text you want spoken

Use quotes if no prior step exists.

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📝 Text Generation Tips

• Include target audience

• Include constraints

• Include format

Example: “Write a 150-word product description for a fitness app, fun and energetic tone.”

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💡 Summarization Tips

• Specify length (“3 bullets”, “1 sentence”)

• Specify focus (“Key insights”, “Risks only”)

Example: “Summarize this into 3 bullets focusing only on financial implications.”

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💻 Code Prompt Tips

• Include language

• Include function signature

• Specify constraints

• Optional: request docstring

Example: “Write a Python function called count_vowels(s) with a docstring.”

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🌍 Translation Tips

Specify:

• Target language

• Formal/informal tone

• Preserve formatting

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🔎 Research Prompt Tips

Always specify what you need:

• News? Stats? Trends?

• Time window? ("in the last week")

Example: “Research the 3 most important AI news items from today.”

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🎨 Image Prompt Tips

Include:

• Style

• Colors

• Mood

• Medium (3D render, watercolor, etc.)

• Composition

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🎧 Audio Prompt Tips

Use quotes to isolate what should be spoken.

Bad: “Narrate the following text…” Good: “Read aloud: ‘Welcome to Prompt Tornado...are you ready to become a force of nature and AI power user?'"

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