Interacting with AI has turned into a basic skill that many people use even daily, but to do it well, to get what you want and need out of it, there’s a lot more to know than just typing words. That is the role of what we may call “AI prompt engineering”. It is a framework that you put in place to get the best out of AI models. Think of it as giving the best possible directions to a very smart but also very literal assistant.
By putting together a set of trusted templates, you improve your results greatly and, in return, the AI turns itself from a toy into a very powerful professional asset.
Now, effective AI prompt engineering is not completely made of difficult jargon; it is in the clarity, context, and structure. Here, we have gathered many frameworks that allow you to avoid vague interactions and pull out the model’s full capacity for writing, coding, analysis and creative tasks.
Of course, these templates must be adapted to your specific use cases to provide a great base for your large language model interactions.
Table of Contents
- Template Category 1: Content Development Marketing
- Template Category 2: Technical & Administrative Tasks
- Template Category 3: Data Analysis and Creativity
- Advanced Prompt Engineering: The Breakdown of Logic
Template Category 1: Content Development Marketing
In marketing and writing, AI is a tool that scales results, but only if it is used to present the right brand voice and strategic intent.
Blog Post Outline Generator
This template guides you from a basic topic to a detailed SEO Friendly Techniques.
Template:
Act as a professional blogger. Create a report out for a blog post on [Topic]. Our audience is [Describe Audience]. The aim of the post is [Goal, e.g., to generate leads, inform, entertain].
Please structure the outline as follows: Please provide the structure as follows:.
- Meta Description: Write a great meta tag under 150.
- H1: Come up with a snappy title.
- Introduction: Frame up the main ideas to grab the reader’s attention.
- H2 Sections: List out 4 to 5 main H2 headers, also for each put in 2 to 3 bullet points of support.
- Conclusion: Present your call to action and wrap up.
Real Example:
“Act as a pro at blog writing. Put together an in-depth outline for a blog post for a website focused on performance optimization. Our target audience is small business owners with little technical background. Establish the importance of speed to these users’ sites and present them with doable solutions.
Please create the outline which includes an H1, intro, 4 to 5 H2 sections with bullet points, and a conclusion which includes a CTA”.
Social Media Post Variants
Try the following template if you want to develop a unified campaign that runs across many platforms.
Template:
“Take the following key message and create three distinct social media posts: one for LinkedIn, one for Twitter, and one for Instagram.”
- Key Message: Your core message goes here.
- Requirements:
- LinkedIn: Professional language which is very much in to the industry’s depth. ~150 words.
- Twitter: Pithy and lively. Also include 1-2 relevant hashtags. Within 280 chars.
- Instagram: More of a chat and very personal. Also include a suggestion for a visual element and 3-5 relevant hashtags.
Template Category 2: Technical & Administrative Tasks
AI may deal with large volumes of technical documentation and perform system administration tasks in order to save time.
Code Explanation & Documentation
Here is a template for decoding complex code or creating documentation at once.
Template:
“Explain the below [Programming Language] code as a total beginner would. Also after the explanation give out a commented version of the same code with in line comments which describe the function of each major section.
- Code: [Paste your code here]”
Real Example:
“Explain the following PHP code for a beginner. Include a commented version. This will help me see how things work and monitor PHP performance and also identify what may be causing performance issues or bottlenecks.
- Code:
php
$servername = “localhost”;
$username = “username”;
$password = “password”;
// Rest of connection code”
Technical Guide Drafting
Draft up technical guides or create first drafts of standard operating procedures.
Template:
“Act as a senior sys admin. Put together a step by step guide for [Technical Task]. The guide is to be written for an intermediate level tech audience. We’ll assume the server environment is that of [Software/OS, e.g., CentOS].
For web related tasks, do a comparison to the process in a ‘Plesk alternative’ like aaPanel or cPanel for clarity. We go for a very structured guide which breaks down the task into a clear objective, prerequisites, numbered steps and what to expect at the end of each step.”
Template Category 3: Data Analysis and Creativity
Expand the scope beyond basic summary to achieve in depth analysis which in turn will stimulate creative thinking.
Multi-Perspective Analysis
Force out different perspectives in the AI’s analysis to avoid bias.
Template:
“Analyze the following business scenario from three distinct perspectives: a CEO focused on profitability, a customer advocacy manager, and a product engineer.
- Scenario: [Describe the situation, data set, or text to analyze].
For each perspective, provide:
- Primary Concern: What do they mainly focus on?
- Key Insights: What can this present out of the data?
- Potential Action: What may they put forth as a solution from this analysis?”
Real Example:
“Analyze the following business scenario from three distinct perspectives: a CEO, a customer advocacy manager, and a product engineer.
- Scenario: Our e-commerce site reports a 70% cart abandonment rate. Also we see that pages load at an average of 4.2 seconds and the check out process is made up of 5 steps.
Advanced Prompt Engineering: The Breakdown of Logic
In very large and complex situations, breaking them down is the move. To do so, a “chain of thought” prompt technique must be used, which is a complex element of “AI prompt engineering.”
Template & Real Example
“Let us go through this one step at a time to ensure accuracy. We are trying to [State the overall complex problem].”
| Template | Real Example |
| First, we need to establish “The first sub-problem or piece of information”. | Establish “the current major bottlenecks using GTmetrix data”. |
| Second, based on that, we can determine “The next logical step”. | Based on that, determine whether the issue is primarily with images. |
| Third, we must consider the implications of “A key factor or constraint”. | Consider the implications of implementing a fast CGI cache Vs. a reverse proxy |
| Finally, synthesize all the previous steps to arrive at a comprehensive solution and a final answer. | Synthesize all the previous steps to arrive at a prioritized 3-step action plan. |
Through use of these templates in your flow, you can achieve a transition from guesswork to that of a very precise strategy. In the field of AI prompt engineering, you have the key to consistency, quality, and efficiency, which in turn makes your interaction with AI productive and professional, as if you are using the best tools for any other in-depth task.