Prompting techniques: few-shot, planning, self-checks, clarifying questions, JSON
Essence
Beyond a well-structured prompt there are a few techniques that consistently improve results: examples (few-shot), "plan first", reasoning before answering, self-checking, clarifying questions and structured output. Each solves its own problem, and it's worth knowing when to use which.
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