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Prompt Engineering Essentials

Learn how LLMs actually work, then master zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought, and system prompts. Build a reusable prompt library.

"Write a system prompt that extracts invoice data with 95% accuracy"

6 Modules

Each module builds on the previous one. By the end, you have a complete production system.

  1. 1

    How LLMs Think

    Mental model of tokens, context, and probability

  2. 2

    Zero-Shot & Few-Shot

    Prompts that work without training data

  3. 3

    Chain-of-Thought

    Multi-step reasoning prompts

  4. 4

    System Prompts

    Role + rules + format instructions

  5. 5

    Structured Output

    JSON, tables, and validated formats

  6. 6

    Prompt Library

    Reusable prompt collection with tests

Production patterns you'll master

Prompt DesignFew-Shot ExamplesChain-of-ThoughtOutput ParsingPrompt Testing

Synthetic data included

  • Sample business emails
  • Product descriptions
  • Customer reviews
  • Invoice data (CSV)
  • Meeting transcripts

What you walk away with

Shareable portfolio

A public URL showing your module timeline, patterns mastered, and completion status.

All the code

Download everything as a ZIP — pipelines, guardrails, deployment configs. Yours forever.

Module walkthrough

Each module documented with deliverables and the production pattern you implemented.

Ready to build your prompt engineering essentials?

First course free. $20 per course after that.