PREPARE

The final framework we consider here has some interesting elements reflecting more recent explorations in prompt engineering. It was originally known as the PREP framework, but it has been expanded to PREPARE to contain three more recent additions to the advice about getting the best prompts (Fitzpatrick, 2024).

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Prompt it – prompt construction is essential to success. Role – specify a role or persona for the chat. Saying 'you are an expert in .' gives better answers than just asking the question. Explicit instructions and Examples – help with narrowing down the options. If the first answer is unsatisfactory, give an example of a good answer. Parameters – help constrain what, how much, how well, and what style the answer is in. Ask. Rate. Emotion.

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Let’s consider these last three in detail.

CRISP and CLEAR

ASK