How to Write Effective Prompts

What is a prompt?

To fully harness Mammouth's potential, master the art of communicating clearly with AI models.

Prompts are the language of dialogue between you and the AI. They define the framework of the exchange and determine the quality of responses. Clear formulation generates relevant and actionable results.

The essential: working with AI requires no technical expertise. You simply need to learn to communicate with it as you would with a colleague.

Key Principles

1. 🎯 Be specific: clearly state your request. Avoid vague instructions
2. 📝 Give context: specify the subject, audience, expected format
3. 🔤 Illustrate: examples serve as a model for the AI
4. 👨‍🎤 Assign a role: a specific persona guides the tone of the response
5. 🏗️ Break it down: guide the AI step by step for complex tasks
6. 🧪 Test: if you understand your instructions, so will the AI.
7. 🔄 Iterate: adjust until you get the desired result.

Recommended Structure

Role: Give the AI a persona

Objective: What is its mission? Detail the steps for complex processes.

Audience: Specify who the AI should address

Constraints/style: Rules governing behavior (language, format, frequency).

Output format: Specify the expected output (text, table, code)

Examples

	Example 1	Example 2
❌	I want to go away for a weekend, give me destination ideas.	I'm organizing a party at my place on Saturday, give me ideas.
✅	You are a travel planner specialized in weekends, suggest (for a thirty-something adventurous woman) 5 destinations accessible from Paris for mid-February. Max budget €400 for 2 nights + transport. Put the results in a table: location/budget/activities.	As an exceptional host and bon vivant, suggest a complete program for my party on Saturday evening. I'm a 22-year-old student and I'm inviting 7 friends to play board games. Budget €50, 25m2 apartment. Give me a theme and activities with associated timings.