Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Principles

Principle 2

• Write clear and specific instructions.
  • Tactic 1: Use delimiters to clearly indicate distinct parts of the input like: ```, “””, < >, , :
  • Tactic 2: Ask for a structured output
  • Tactic 3: Ask the model to check whether conditions are satisfied
  • Tactic 4: “Few-shot” prompting i.e Give successful examples of completing tasks and then ask to perform the task.

Principle 2

• Give the model time to think.
  • Tactic 1: Specify the steps required to complete a task
  • Tactic 2: Instruct the model to work out its own solution before rushing to a conclusion