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Prompting and writing

Turn AI from a blank chat box into a repeatable writing, research, and thinking partner.

Best for
Writers, operators, PMs, founders
Level
Beginner to intermediate
Time
6-10 hours

Choose this when

You write, summarize, research, brief, edit, or make decisions from messy information.

You should be able to

You can design prompts with role, task, context, examples, constraints, and review loops.

Checkpoint

Move on when your prompts reliably produce useful structure without you rewriting the whole result.

Do

Learning sequence

This is the route through the topic. Watch and open the material inside the step where it is used.

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Step 1

Frame the task

Write prompts that include audience, input, output format, constraints, and examples.

  • Task framing
  • Few-shot examples
  • Output formats

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ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers

DeepLearning.AI

Structured prompting patterns with examples and constraints.

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Step 2

Build loops

Use AI for first draft, critique, rewrite, and synthesis instead of one-shot answers.

  • Critique prompts
  • Revision passes
  • Comparison prompts

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Full AI Prompting Course with Andrew Ng

DeepLearning.AI

Use this while building reusable draft, critique, and rewrite loops.

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Step 3

Package reusable prompts

Create a small library for your recurring writing and research jobs.

  • Templates
  • Checklists
  • Reusable context

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Prompt and process with Ethan Mollick

Ethan Mollick

Shows how prompting becomes an ongoing work process, not one-off phrasing.

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Practice task

Build a three-prompt workflow for one recurring document: draft, critique, and final rewrite.

Reference

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Step 1

Learn Prompting

Guide · Sander Schulhoff · Beginner to intermediate

You need a broad prompt engineering reference.

Step 2

Prompt Engineering Guide

Guide · DAIR.AI · Beginner to advanced

You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns.

Educators to follow

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Ethan Mollick

Beginner to advanced

Read recent essays on using AI as a collaborator and on organizational adoption.

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Josh Pigford

Beginner to intermediate

Read the public notes and examples before deciding whether the paid material matches your business.

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