1. Define success
Name the decision, relevant context, constraints, and evaluation criteria before asking the model to answer.
FREE STARTER SPRINT
Turn advanced prompting into a repeatable decision skill.
Your Skills Check points to prompt quality. Start with clearer decisions and constraints, then prove the pattern in realistic decisions.
WHAT THIS FREE SPRINT TRAINS
A short loop for prompts you can actually evaluate.
Prompt engineering improves when you can connect a technique to a specific failure mode. This sprint teaches three high-leverage patterns, then asks you to choose the stronger response in unfamiliar situations. The aim is not to memorise a template; it is to recognise when a clearer instruction, a representative example, or retrieved evidence changes the reliability of the result.
2. Match the technique
Use examples when structure must repeat and grounding when changing or private facts must be supported.
3. Test transfer
Answer fresh decisions, inspect the explanation, and carry the weak pattern into a personal practice route.
Need the underlying concepts first? Read the prompt engineering guide. Want to find your starting gap across prompting, examples, and grounding? Take the free prompt skills check.
01 · PROMPT QUALITY
Specify the decision before the answer.
A dependable prompt names the goal, the relevant context, the constraints, and how a strong answer will be judged.
IN PRACTICE
Instead of “Summarize this contract,” ask for five specific terms, clause references, missing information, and ambiguity flags.