Master chain-of-thought reasoning, few-shot prompting, system prompts, and structured output to get consistently excellent results from any AI model.
Before
Take a complex question from your work — something with multiple factors to consider. Ask AI to answer it twice: once as a simple question, and once with 'Think through this step by step before giving your answer.' Compare the depth and accuracy of both responses. Then try a few-shot prompt: give 2-3 examples of the output format you want and see if the AI follows the pattern exactly.
After
Chain-of-thought prompting ('think step by step') dramatically improves AI performance on complex tasks by forcing the model to show its reasoning. Few-shot examples ('here are 3 examples, now do a 4th') lock in the exact output format you want. These two patterns alone solve 80% of prompting challenges.
Tip
Be specific about what you need. The more context you provide, the better the result.
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Prompt Patterns That Work
Apply chain-of-thought prompting to improve AI reasoning on complex problems
System Prompts & Personas
Write system prompts that control AI behavior, tone, and expertise across an entire conversation
Structured Output & JSON Mode
Get AI to return structured data (JSON, CSV, markdown tables) reliably