How to write a good prompt: 7 rules with examples

What a prompt is and why it decides the quality of the answer. Seven simple rules with examples of weak and strong prompts.

A prompt is what you write to an AI assistant. The same assistant gives a vague answer to a weak prompt and exactly what you need to a good one.

Seven rules

•Say who it should be (a role).

•Give context: who the text is for and why.

•One clear task.

•Ask for a format and a length.

•Show an example of the style you want.

•Split a big task into steps.

•Improve the answer in the conversation.

Prompting is the foundation of both our courses: the live AI Basics & Video Generation and the online video course.