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GenAI Prompt Library
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📖 Prompting Guide
Best practices and frameworks for writing effective prompts.
Best Practice
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Be Clear & Specific
State exactly what you want — tone, format, word length.
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Provide Context
Give background: audience, purpose, examples.
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Add Constraints
Length, structure, or style keep the AI focused.
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Use Iteration
A quick back-and-forth often beats one long prompt.
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Set a Role
Ask the AI to be a consultant, analyst, or strategist.
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Structure Your Prompt
Use lists, sections, or numbered steps.
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Check & Edit
Always review. Beware "high confidence / low accuracy".
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Verify Outputs
Cross-reference claims. Re-run prompts to test consistency.
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Troubleshoot
Simplify, add examples, or ask "What would help you improve?"
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Confidence Checks
Ask the AI to rate itself 1–10 with reasoning.
Frameworks
BRTF
Beginner-friendly
Background · Role · Task · Format
RACE
Practical — who, for whom, what
Role · Audience · Context · Expectation
TREE
Critical thinking with evidence
Task · Reasoning · Evidence · Explanation
ITERATE
Iterative refinement
Initial · Test · Evaluate · Revise · Adjust · Try again · Execute
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