LESSON 4

Prompting

Learning objective: Write clear prompts to get better AI results.

Understand

A prompt is the instruction you give an AI.

Good prompts are specific, give context, and state the format you want. Vague prompts give vague answers. Iterating — refining your prompt after seeing the result — is a core skill.

Analogy: Prompting is like briefing an assistant: the clearer your instructions, the better the work.

See It in Action

Vague versus clear prompts:

Vague: 'write about dogs'
Clear: 'Write 3 short tips for training a puppy, as a bullet list.'
How it works: The clear prompt states the topic, length, and format, so the result is far more useful.

Try It Yourself

  1. Write a vague prompt and see the result.
  2. Rewrite it with context and a format.
  3. Compare the two answers.

Quick Quiz

What makes a prompt effective?

Challenge

Take a weak prompt and improve it, then compare the outputs.

Success condition: Your improved prompt produces a clearly better result.