LLM prompt techniques

technique	prompt template	description
Role Playing	You are an expert in {field} known for {key adjective}, Help me {task}.	Telling the Al to act as a famous expert or celebrity
Style Unbundling	Describe the key elements of {expert)’s style/skill in bullet points.” “Do {task} in the following style: {style).”	Describe what you like about a style rather than copying directly
Emotion Prompting	Help me (task). Please make sure (attribute). this task is very important for my career.	Use emotional blackmail and persuasion with the AI.
few shot learning	Here are some examples `task`. generate a `task` for `new context`	Adding examples of the completed task to the prompt
Synthetic Bootstrap	Generate ten examples of {`examples`) for (`context`). Here are the inputs (inputs). Generate {`task`} using {`examples`).	Use AI to generate good examples of the completed task.
### advanced tactics

technique	prompt template	description
chain of thought	think this through step by step. describe problem	tell the AI to spend time thinking and planning before answering.
retrieval augmented generation (RAG)	based on `releavant document(s)`, answer this question `question`	provide relevant contextual info to the AI
LLM as judge	generate `task`. please rate the output on a scale of 1-5, based on `criteria` : `output of task`. for each rating, provide a brief explanation of the score.	using an AI to grade output from another AI