AI for Makers
AI for Makers
Prompt Engineering
Crafting requests that deliver optimal results for your specific needs
It helps the AI provide more Tailored and Relevant responses.
“You are a lawyer” ”Act as a Professional Chef” ”Pretend you are a History Professor” ”Act like a drunken Australian Cowboy”
This helps ensure the AI understands what you are looking for
“Show me a cat” vs. “show me an orange tabby cat sitting on a window sill”
Helps shape the Style and Personalty
‘Use simple language and examples’ “Be professional and Technical” ”Be Friendly and Casual”
Helps the AI understand Background and Specifics Output will be more tailored to your specific needs
“I only have 30 minutes to cook, I only have a George Forman grill and I’m cooking for 2 people” ”I’m Diabetic” ”I’m building this project on a tight budget”
Important to ensure the info you get is in a format that works best for you.
“format output as a list” “format output as a table” “format output as JSON” “format output as a PDF” “format output as a CSV” “format output as a HTML” “format output as a Plain Text”
Helps make the communication more effective and engaging by letting the AI know to use words, phrases or jargon common to that audience.
“For a non-lawyer audience” “Explain it like I’m a 5 year old” ”Explain to beginners” ”Explain to Electrical Engineers”
Helps focus the AIs responses. Guides the AI to provide responses more aligned with your goals
“Avoid technical jargon” ”Less than 250 words” ”Focus on the humorous aspects” “Remember that I’m Diabetic”
1st attempt may not give you exactly what you want Iterating helps you fine tune until you get the best possible outcome | Make it a conversation - Sometimes it is best to make your request as a series of requests. This lets the LLM handle one thing at a time. Can reduce Hallucinations and reduce errors
Provides a Clear Reference. Reduces ambiguity Makes the final output more accurate and useful
Write a chord progression in the style of the beach boys. Here is an example…
Tells AI to “Think step by step” Helps the AI think through your request in a structured way
“Explain the pros and cons of renewable energy by addressing the following: A. Environmental impact B. Energy savings C. Cost”
Less errors and hallucinations Piece them together after AI results ## | Image Generation Prompts
Subject - ‘be specific
Description- details matter
Use your imagination
Style | Photo / Painting / Gothic / Studio Ghibli
Don’t over think it | Think how you would describe a painting to a friend
Ask the AI for Help
Paste in my prompt
Ask AI how to improve it for certain results
System Prompts
Can be like a Code of Conduct… All interactions with a GPT that has System Prompts set will behave according to the Code of Conduct
