Basic Prompting Techniques

Guide AI with more clarity and less trial and error. You’ll learn how to structure prompts, add the right context, set useful constraints, use personas, refine results through conversation, and build a prompt library you can return to for real work.

What you'll learn: 

  • Why Prompts Matter: Write clearer prompts that reduce guesswork.
  • The TCECF Framework: Build prompts with structure.
  • Context is Everything: Add details that shape a better output.
  • Constraints that Sharpen Output: Create conditions for clearer prompts.
  • Persona Prompts: Assign useful roles.
  • Multi-Turn Conversations: Refine step by step.
  • Prompting for Specific Tasks: Prompt for writing, analysis, coding, and ideas.
  • Building Your Prompt Library: Save and reuse what works.
  • 1hr 20m of video instruction
  • 8 lessons
Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet YOUR instructor

Faithe Day, Ph.D.

Faithe helps non-technical professionals understand AI without the jargon. Her lessons focus on practical workflows, clear explanations, and building confidence with modern tools at work.