AI Conversation Skills Quick Facts: Prompt Word Templates from Basic to Advanced

A systematic guide to AI prompt words with 8 practical tips, ranging from basic role-playing to advanced assessment methods, each with a standardized template and instructions for use, to help users get better AI conversations

Basic skills (first 5)

1. role-playing (as a game of chess)

• Prompt template: "You are an expert in {field}, known for {key adjective}. Help me with {task}."
• Use: Let AI play the role of an expert in a specific field to answer questions

2. stylistic deconstruction

• Prompt template: "Describe key elements of {expert} style/skills" or "Follow {style} to accomplish {task}"
• Purpose: To help understand and apply a particular style rather than simply mimic it

3. Emotional Cues

• Prompt template: 'Help me complete {task}. Please make sure that {Attributes} This task is very important to my profession."
• Purpose: Improve the quality of AI's answers through emotional appeals

4. learning with fewer samples

• Prompt template: "Here are some examples of {tasks}. Generate a {task} for {new context}."
• Purpose: To guide the AI through the task by providing concrete examples

5. Synthetic sample generation

• Prompt template: "Generate ten {examples} for {context}. Here is the input: {input}"
• Purpose: Generate high-quality examples using AI

Advanced techniques (last 3)

6. thought chain

• Prompt template: "Think step-by-step: {describe the problem}"
• Purpose: Allow AI to think and plan deeply before answering

7. Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG)

• Prompt template: "Based on {relevant documentation}, answer this question: {question}"
• Purpose: Provide AI with relevant background information for more accurate answers

8. AI as Judgement

• Prompt template: 'Generate {task}. Please rate the output on a scale of 1-5 according to {criteria}. Provide a brief explanation for each rating."
• Purpose: Use AI to assess the quality of other AI's outputs