Mix and match – strategic combinations for enhanced prompts

By thoughtfully integrating complementary approaches, prompt engineers can develop prompts that are engaging, natural, and highly effective. In this section, we’ll explore examples of prompting techniques working in tandem to elicit accurate, contextual responses from language models. Through role prompting, constraints, and other techniques working in unison, prompt engineers can guide models to generate precisely what is needed for the task at hand.

Here are some examples that demonstrate the combination of these techniques:

• Combining role prompting with examples:

  Suppose we want to ask the model for advice on time management in the context of a mentor-student relationship. We can combine role prompting with examples to create an effective prompt.

  Prompt:

  As my time management mentor, can you give me three tips to improve my productivity? For instance, an example of a tip might be: Set specific and...