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Guide · Novice

Building Expert Prompts

You no longer need to write a great prompt from scratch. Let AI write it from what you already have, then give it the limits it will not set for itself.

Watch · AI Practicum, October 15, 2026

1. From the class: AI writes the deck prompt · 2:49
2. From the class: 64 slides for a 90-minute talk · 3:49

The method

Three moves

  1. Point the AI at material that already describes the work, such as the email that announced a meeting, and ask it to write the prompt.
  2. Add the outcome and the limits yourself: who it is for, how long, how many slides or pages, and what to leave out.
  3. Ask it to list what it cut and why, so you can put back anything that matters.

Go deeper

The full game plan and prompt

Novice · 10 min · ModuleLet AI write your prompts, then give it limitsHave AI draft the prompt from material you already have, then set the outcome and limits so it knows when to stop.Open module →AI Practicum · Class 11 · VideoPlan the work before you spend the tokensLet the model interview you and plan the assignment before it does the work.Watch the episode →