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The Missing Manual: How to Write Better AI Prompts
How to write better AI prompts is less about memorizing a framework and more about learning to have a real conversation. Julia Levy and Jenny Cotie Kangas break down what actually makes a prompt work and why letting the AI help you build the prompt is one of the fastest ways to get there.
Most people either type into AI like it's a Google search or freeze up worrying their prompt isn't good enough. This episode covers how to narrow the aperture, use constraints as a superpower, save your best prompts for reuse, and know when to bring in a different tool for a different job.
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