Practical Prompt Engineering For Work (Tool-Agnostic)

AI prompt engineering for work—ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini; personas, few-shot, reasoning, formatting; gen AI, R.A.C.T.C

What you'll learn

Design strong prompts with a repeatable pre-flight (Role, Audience, Context, Task, Constraints)

Tailor outputs by persona & audience so execs, teams, and customers get exactly what they need.

Turn vague asks into exec snapshots, team updates (owners/dates), and customer notes on demand.

Use examples (few-shot & negative) to steer style and keep answers on-topic.

Apply reasoning prompts (step-by-step, self-check) to boost accuracy and clarity.

Run a fast iteration loop—use R.A.C.T.C + AI-assisted critique to tune, rewrite, and A/B test prompts for better results.

Spot and reduce hallucinations; set truth bounds and use safe, privacy-aware inputs.

Produce clearer emails, docs, and analyses in minutes, not hours.

Requirements

No prior AI or coding experience required.

Any modern browser + access to ChatGPT (or a similar AI chat tool).

Description

Master practical prompt engineering you can use at work—today.Learn a fast, tool-agnostic system to turn vague asks into decision-ready outputs in any AI chat tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini). Learn the core of prompt engineering in a few hours of committed learning. Then use proven frameworks—and AI-assisted practice—to level up your skills. This course is designed around that approach.Why this course is differentSystem over scripts: a repeatable method (pre-flight + persona/audience + formatting + iteration), not a random prompt list.Work outputs, not theory: produce exec snapshots, team updates, customer notes, and structured data you can reuse.Tool-agnostic & safe: everything works in any AI chat tool, with data-sensitivity and hallucination controls baked in.What you’ll learnUse a simple pre-flight (Role, Audience, Context, Task, Constraints) to design reliable prompts every time.Apply persona & audience techniques to control tone, depth, and format.Steer models with few-shot and negative examples; avoid off-topic replies.Use reasoning prompts (step-by-step, self-check) for clearer, more accurate results.Format outputs for work: labeled summaries, bullet updates, tables & JSON.Run a fast iteration loop (R.A.C.T.C pre-flight + AI-assisted critique/edit) to measurably improve resultSpot & reduce hallucinations using context bounds, cite-as-you-go, and self-check prompts.Work safely: set truth bounds, avoid risky inputs, and align with workplace policies.After this course, you’ll be able toTurn the same facts into an executive snapshot (5 labels, ≤75 words) or a team update (owners/dates) on demand.Build a personal prompt library and reuse templates across projects.Deliver clearer drafts faster and collaborate confidently with AI.Who it’s forBusy professionals and non-coders—PMs, marketers, analysts, ops, HR, educators, freelancers, founders—anyone who wants reliable AI outputs fast.What’s includedShort, action-packed lessons • Live demos • Hands-on practice • Downloadable prompt cards, checklists, and templates.Coming soon: Additional modules with new demos and assignments will be added in the next 2 weeks.Bring one real task from your job and an AI chat tool. By the end, you’ll have a proven workflow to go from vague ask → audience-ready output in minutes, not hours.

Overview

Section 1: Module 1: Foundations: How LLMs Work & Strong Prompt Anatomy

Lecture 1 Anatomy of a Strong Prompt

Lecture 2 How Generative AI Really Works

Lecture 3 Why Prompts Fail & How to Fix

Lecture 4 Putting R.A.C.T.C. to Work

Lecture 5 Resources • Prompt Pre-Flight Checklist & RACTC Prompt Card (PDFs)

Section 2: Module 2: Advanced Prompting & Structured Thinking

Lecture 6 Persona & Audience-Based Prompting

Lecture 7 Providing Examples to Guide AI (Few-shot prompting, Negative Prompting)

Lecture 8 Reasoning Techniques (Chain-of-Thought, Tree-of-Thought, Self-Reflection)

Lecture 9 Output Formatting

Lecture 10 Other Prompting Models to Know

Section 3: Module 3: The Art of Prompt Refinement

Lecture 11 Why Your First Prompt Is Rarely the Best

Lecture 12 The Iteration Loop

Lecture 13 Refining with AI Assistance

Lecture 14 Practical Refinement Walkthrough

Busy professionals who need reliable AI outputs fast (PMs, marketers, analysts, ops, HR, educators, founders, freelancers).,Team leads & project managers who send exec snapshots and team updates.,Anyone new to AI who wants a structured, safe, vendor-neutral approach.