{"product_id":"ai-prompt-engineering-absolute-beginners-guide","title":"AI Prompt Engineering Absolute Beginners Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster the art of AI prompting to unlock the full potential of generative AI tools for enhanced creativity and productivity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAI Prompt Engineering Absolute Beginners Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, by best-selling author Michael Miller (writer of 200+ practical tech books), teaches readers how to craft effective prompts that unlock the full power of generative AI. Youll learn what generative AI can (and cant) do, why well-structured prompts matter, and how to craft them step-by-step for the results you actually want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis approachable guide walks you through the anatomy of a great prompt--defining clear goals, outputs, constraints, tone, and style--then builds your skills with proven prompting strategies. Youll also learn how to evaluate prompt performance, troubleshoot underperforming prompts, and refine your prompts with iterative techniques. Even better, youll learn how to construct prompts for specific tasks (productivity, writing, image generation, and more) and take advantage of a large library of prompt templates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a casual user or a professional in content creation, marketing, education, or tech, this book helps you unlock the full power of todays AI tools. With practical examples and real-world use cases, you will learn how to evaluate performance, refine and iterate, troubleshoot weak outputs, and use AI responsibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book will help you with:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding how generative AI works and why prompts matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStructuring the anatomy of clear, specific, goal-oriented prompts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefining outputs, constraints, tone, and style to guide results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplying zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot prompting techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing chain-of-thought and self-consistency to improve reasoning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdopting role- and persona-based prompting for better context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding prompt chains and multimodal prompts (text, image, video)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluating prompt performance and iterating for improvement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerating higher-quality text, images, and videos for real use cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubleshooting weak outputs and practicing responsible, ethical prompting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Miller\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than 200 non-fiction books over the past three decades. Collectively, his books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. His best-selling books for Que include \u003ci\u003eMy iPad for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Video Chat for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy TV for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Social Media for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Facebook for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Smart Home for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Samsung Galaxy S7 for Seniors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComputer Basics: Absolute Beginner's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEasy Computer Basics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction ....xvi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Understanding Generative AI \u003c\/strong\u003e.....\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat AI Is ........ 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow AI Works .. 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Generative AI Differs from Predictive AI ... 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow People and Businesses Use AI ........ 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodays Most Popular AI Tools ...... 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Use an AI Tool .......... 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .........11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 What Is Prompt Engineeringand Why Is It Important? \u003c\/strong\u003e.........\u003cstrong\u003e13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Prompt Engineering? .....14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Does Prompt Engineering Entail? ..........14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Is Proper Prompt Design Important? .......15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Turn a Bad Prompt into a Better Prompt .....18\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .........19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 The Anatomy of a Perfect Prompt \u003c\/strong\u003e.....\u003cstrong\u003e21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrafting an Effective AI Prompt ..22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNecessary Components of an AI Prompt 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Few-Shot Prompting .......69\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .........70\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 Using Role-Based Prompting \u003c\/strong\u003e....\u003cstrong\u003e71\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Role-Based Prompting Is and How It Works ....72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use Role-Based Prompting.....73\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Craft a Role-Based Prompt .......73\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Kinds of Roles Can You Have AI Assume? .......75\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Practices for Effective Role-Based Prompts .......81\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Role-Based Prompting Strategies ..81\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitations of Role-Based Prompting ....82\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .........83\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 Using Chain-of-Thought Prompting \u003c\/strong\u003e....\u003cstrong\u003e85\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Chain-of-Thought Prompting Is and How It Works ..86\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use Chain-of-Thought Prompting .....86\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Craft a Chain-of-Thought Prompt .......89\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Practices for Effective Chain-of-Thought Prompts .....90\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Chain-of-Thought Prompting Strategies ..90\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitations of Chain-of-Thought Prompting ....91\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .........92\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11 Using Self-Consistency Prompting \u003c\/strong\u003e......\u003cstrong\u003e93\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Self-Consistency Prompting Is and How It Works ....94\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use Self-Consistency Prompting .......94\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Craft a Self-Consistency Prompt .........95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Practices for Effective Self-Consistency Prompting ..100\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvanced Self-Consistency Prompting Strategies...100\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitations of Self-Consistency Prompting ....101\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .......103\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 Using Prompt Chaining \u003c\/strong\u003e.. \u003cstrong\u003e105\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Prompt Chaining Is and How It Works .106\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenefits of Prompt Chaining .....106\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen to Use Prompt Chaining . .....107\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamples of Prompt Chaining .. .....107\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest Practices for Effective Prompt Chaining .....112\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimitations of Prompt Chaining .....112\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary .......113\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e13 Using Multimodal Prompts \u003c\/strong\u003e.... \u003cstrong\u003e115\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is Multimodal Prompting and How Does It Work? . .....116\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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