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2.2.3. Prompt Engineering Best Practices

  • Concept: Techniques for writing effective prompts
  • Purpose: Maximize output quality and consistency
  • Benefit: Better results without model changes
Three Key Strategies from Microsoft:
  1. Be Specific - Leave as little to interpretation as possible
  2. Be Descriptive - Use analogies and detailed instructions
  3. Order Matters - Information sequence affects output
NOT best practices:
  • ❌ Be minimalistic (reduces quality)
  • ❌ Be simple (oversimplification hurts results)