Here is a summary of the C3 method. For more information, please refer to your course slides and videos.

Conceptualise

Before writing a prompt, we need to go through a conceptualisation stage. This is where we figure out what we want our final result to be.

• What do you want the model to do? Do you need it to give you information? Summarise or re-word existing content? Generate a plan? Analyse data and make predictions?
• The first few words of your prompt will be generated based on the output of this plan.
• This is the most important step in properly planning your prompt and should be your first task.

• What information does the AI need to complete the task?
• Is it publicly available, or will you need to upload documents / specify via prompt?

• Who will be consuming the text / image / other output of the AI?
• How does the intended audience impact tone, format and language level?

• What is the scope of your prompt? Identify limits for your scenario.
• Acknowledge the limitations of AI and plan to make up for them.

• Plan how you will be keeping track of the conversation with the model.
• Remember that starting a new conversation thread resets any previous chats.

Craft

Before writing a prompt, we need to go through a conceptualisation stage. This is where we figure out what we want our final result to be.

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