Step 1CourseOpenAI
Prompting (OpenAI Academy) (opens in a new tab)
Three moves for a good prompt (the task, the context, the output you want) with sample prompts by job and two short videos.
- about 30 min
- Beginner
- Reading · Video
- Free
- English only
AI Broadsheet Labs
Path 3 of 6 · Regular users who want better answers
Prompting: ask better, get better
The habits that separate a vague answer from a useful one, taught by OpenAI, Google and Anthropic in their own words.
- Time
- 5 h 15
- Steps
- 5 + 2 optional
- Level
- Beginner
- In French
- 1 of 7
- Price
- Free
You'll be able to
- Write prompts with a task, context and format
- Give examples and ask for step-by-step reasoning
- Refine an answer instead of starting over
- Spot and reduce made-up answers
5 steps
Step 2CourseGoogle
Writing effective prompts (Gemini for Workspace) (opens in a new tab)
Google's quick formula (persona, task, context, format) with tips and examples for different jobs.
- about 10 min
- Beginner
- Reading
- Free
- English only
Step 3CourseAnthropic
Prompt engineering overview (Claude docs) (opens in a new tab)
Anthropic's reference on prompting: be clear and direct, give examples, structure long inputs, let the model think, chain prompts. Read once, come back often.
The deepest of the three, and it exists in French.
- about 30 min
- Beginner
- Reading
- Free
- FR: French edition (opens in a new tab)
Step 4CourseOpenAI
Best practices for prompt engineering (opens in a new tab)
A four-minute checklist: instructions first, be specific about format and length, show examples, say what to do rather than what not to do.
- 5 min
- Beginner
- Reading
- Free
- English only
Step 5CourseAnthropic
Prompt engineering interactive tutorial (opens in a new tab)
Nine hands-on chapters, from basic prompt structure to avoiding made-up answers, each with exercises and an answer key. Runs in notebooks or a spreadsheet version.
Practice with exercises and an answer key.
- about 4 h
- Intermediate
- Interactive · Code
- Free
- English only
Free to read; running the code calls an API that bills per use.
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Step 6CourseDeepLearning.AIOptional
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers (opens in a new tab)
With OpenAI's Isa Fulford and Andrew Ng: prompting patterns for summarizing, classifying, rewriting and expanding text, plus a small chatbot, in a browser notebook.
- 1 h 40
- Beginner
- Video · Code
- Free
- English only
Step 7CourseGoogleOptional
Google Prompting Essentials (opens in a new tab)
A step-by-step prompting method from Google, practised on emails, data analysis and presentations.
Paid, with a Google certificate, if your employer wants one.
- about 8 h
- Beginner
- Video · Interactive
- Paid
- English only
- Provider certificate
US$49 on Coursera; financial aid may apply.