This section of the guide will help you master prompt engineering to combine everything you’ve learned from the previous sections into effective workflows that can save time and deliver professional results.

Seven Expert Techniques

From Simple Questions to Complete Workflows

Instead of asking one question at a time, you’ll learn to guide AI through entire business processes:

  • Strategic analysis that combines multiple data sources
  • Research projects that pull from web, documents, and calculations
  • Multi-step workflows that guide you from problem to solution
  • Professional outputs ready for stakeholders and decision-makers

Real Business Impact

Advanced prompt engineering can improve your work:

  • Turn time-consuming manual work into faster AI-assisted analysis
  • Generate insights that inform business decisions
  • Make organizational knowledge more accessible
  • Solve problems that typically require multiple specialists

Your Expert Learning Path

  1. Start with Your Biggest Challenge
    Choose a complex, time-consuming task you handle regularly. This becomes your practice ground.

  2. Build Systematically
    Master these techniques in order:

    • Complex Prompts - Master the RISE framework
    • Prompt Patterns - Learn the three essential patterns for business scenarios
    • Chaining - Break big tasks into logical, connected steps
    • Advanced Techniques - Add sophisticated methods like constraint stacking and context anchoring
    • Tool Integration - Combine web research, documents, and calculations
    • Knowledge Base Basics - Learn to work effectively with uploaded documents
    • Advanced Knowledge Base - Master complex document analysis and synthesis
  3. Focus on Results
    Every technique should solve real problems and deliver measurable value.

You’re Ready When You Can:

  • Complete complex analysis more efficiently
  • Generate professional documents stakeholders trust
  • Build workflows that weren’t practical before
  • Help others in your organization use AI effectively

Getting Started

Pick the guide that addresses your most pressing business challenge. Each builds on the others, but you can focus on what you need most right now.

Start simple, add complexity gradually, and focus on techniques that deliver immediate value to your work.