Fluid Principles: Introducing Prompt Engineering & Design

Master FLUID Principles to design efficient prompts for AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity and beyond

What you'll learn

Identify and address vagueness, incompleteness, and irrelevancy in prompts

Develop targeted and relevant prompts by enhancing your focus in prompt design

Sharpen your skills with demos that show how to overcome common pitfalls in prompt design

Execute creative prompting techniques, including conceptual blending and stylistic transplantation

Uncover new possibilities through counterfactual prompts and explore their applications

Learn ethical principles for responsible AI and apply them to your prompt design work

Tackle miscommunication, inconsistency, and pertinence deficits to boost prompt accuracy

Clarify specialized vocabulary and concepts to ensure mutual understanding

Define tone, structure, format, detail level, and expertise to guide model output

Gain a deep understanding of problem and model understanding issues in prompt engineering

Evaluate and refine your prompts using industry-standard metrics and quality assessment techniques

Master the iterative prompt refinement process to continuously improve your prompt design skills

Requirements

No prior experience with AI or programming is required

A willingness to learn and an eagerness to explore AI's possibilities

Description

This course is your gateway to mastering the art of prompt engineering, enabling you to unlock the full potential of Large Language Models and AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Perplexity AI, Meta AI, Anthropic Claude and others. Tailored for a wide range of individuals, this course welcomes everyone, regardless of background or experience. Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to boost productivity, a student preparing for a future-proof career, or simply a curious learner interested in AI, this course offers an engaging and accessible learning journey. With no prior technical knowledge required, anyone can dive in and start crafting impactful prompts that produce exceptional results.The course is especially beneficial for professionals aiming to integrate AI into their businesses. The skills you acquire here will revolutionize the way you work with AI tools. You’ll discover how to craft prompts that yield creative, relevant, and highly efficient outputs, giving you a competitive edge in any field. Entrepreneurs and startup owners can accelerate their growth by using AI to solve complex problems, while freelancers and tech professionals will find new opportunities to enhance their careers through prompt engineering.Throughout this course, you will explore a diverse range of prompt engineering techniques, each designed to tackle specific challenges and enhance your prompt design skills. You’ll learn how to develop targeted and relevant prompts that address various business and creative needs, from content creation to research and customer service. The course also delves into creative prompting methods like conceptual blending and stylistic transplantation, showing you how to push the boundaries of AI-generated content. Ethical principles are also covered, ensuring that your work is not only effective, but also responsible and in line with best practices.The course is designed in a highly practical format, combining online video lessons with engaging theory and hands-on demonstrations. These demos will guide you through overcoming common pitfalls in prompt design, enabling you to sharpen your skills with real-world examples. You’ll also uncover new possibilities through counterfactual prompts, learning how to experiment with AI in innovative ways. Whether you are interested in everyday applications or advanced creative endeavors, this course provides the tools you need to make the most of large language models.One of the course’s standout features is its focus on refining prompts for accuracy and effectiveness. You’ll learn how to tackle issues such as vagueness, incompleteness, irrelevancy, miscommunication, inconsistency, and pertinence deficits, ensuring that your prompts consistently generate high-quality and contextually appropriate outputs. With a strong emphasis on understanding both the problem and the large language model behavior, you’ll be able to evaluate and refine your prompts using industry-standard metrics and quality assessment techniques. The iterative prompt refinement process will empower you to continuously improve your skills, making you a confident and proficient prompt designer.This online course is designed to fit around your busy schedule, with video lessons that can be completed at your own pace and convenience. Whether you're aiming to disrupt your industry, enhance your productivity, or simply explore the fascinating world of AI, this course provides a solid foundation in prompt engineering. All you need is a willingness to learn and an eagerness to explore the possibilities that AI offers—no prior experience with AI or programming is required. By the end of the course, you will have mastered the skills necessary to effectively interact with large language models and use them to their fullest potential, opening up new opportunities in your personal and professional life.

Overview

Section 1: Prompt Design Principles, Patterns, and Optimization Techniques

Lecture 1 Key Concepts in Prompt Engineering: Principles, Patterns, and Optimization

Lecture 2 The FLUID Framework: Key Design Principles in Prompt Engineering

Lecture 3 The Synergetic Impact of Combined Prompt Design Principles

Lecture 4 DESIGN: Structured Patterns for Effective Prompt Design

Lecture 5 Model Performance Optimization with Selection, Control and Adaptation

Section 2: Effective Prompt Contextualization with the Focus on the Problem Principle

Lecture 6 Recognizing Vagueness, Incompleteness and Irrelevancy in Prompts

Lecture 7 The Focus on the Problem Principle

Lecture 8 Demo: Sharpening Prompts to Overcome Focus Pitfalls

Lecture 9 Focused Summary

Section 3: Fostering a Growth Mindset with the Learner Aptitude Principle

Lecture 10 The Importance of Continuous Learning in Prompt Design

Lecture 11 The Learner Aptitude Principle

Lecture 12 Demo: Discovering New Dimensions with Conceptual Blending

Lecture 13 Demo: Creative Prompting with Stylistic Transplantation

Lecture 14 Demo: Uncovering New Possibilities Through Counterfactual Prompts

Lecture 15 Open-Minded Summary

Section 4: Ensuring Responsible AI with the Uprightness Usage Principle

Lecture 16 Ethical Principles for a Responsible AI

Lecture 17 The Uprightness Usage Principle: A Practical Application of Responsable AI

Lecture 18 Demo: Refining Prompts for Ethical Consideration

Lecture 19 Responsible Summary

Section 5: Enhancing Interaction with the Incisive Instructions Principle

Lecture 20 Common Interaction Challenges with Large Language Models

Lecture 21 The Incisive Instructions Principle

Lecture 22 Demo: Boosting Prompts for Accurated Responses

Lecture 23 Boosted Summary

Section 6: Refining Prompts with the Diligence for Crafting Principle

Lecture 24 Understanding Problem Understanding Issues

Lecture 25 Understanding Model Understanding Issues

Lecture 26 The Diligence for Crafting Principle

Lecture 27 Evaluation Approaches for Prompt Designers

Lecture 28 Evaluation Metrics for Pre-Trained Models

Lecture 29 Demo: Evaluating Metrics for Acceptable Responses

Lecture 30 The Output Inspection Phase

Lecture 31 Demo: Inspecting Outputs for High-Quality Responses

Lecture 32 The Iterative Prompt Refinement Process

Lecture 33 Refined Summary

Entrepreneurs and startup owners looking to integrate AI into their business and solve complex problems,Students preparing for a future-proof career in AI and related fields,Professionals aiming to enhance productivity and gain a competitive edge through AI,Freelancers and tech professionals seeking new opportunities to improve their careers via prompt engineering,Curious learners interested in AI and willing to explore its potential without any technical background