Prompting Simplified

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    <li><strong>Date</strong>: 11-24-2025</li>
    <li><strong>Author</strong>: Julian A. Gonzalez</li>
    
     <li><strong>Version</strong>: 1.0</li>
     
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## What is a prompt?
At it's simplest, a prompt is a set of instructions given to a Large Language Model (LLM) written in natural language (text). 

A *concise* and *clear* prompt instructing the model on how to achieve your **defined goal** has a significant impact on the responses. 

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## Step 1: Defining Your Objective

Knowing your end goal before writing your prompt is often overlooked. By defining your goal (e.g. *I want to learn the basics of Python lists and indexes*), you can craft your prompts around them!

Over time this will will help you craft progressively better prompts!

## Step 2: Basic Prompt Elements

### Context
Providing adequate `context` in your prompt is critical to achieving desired responses. 
- Include background info and relevant information.