This list reflects the full set of prompt templates presented in the Generative AI Professional Prompt Engineering Guide (Release 8.0). Use them to accelerate your tasks, improve clarity, and engineer better outcomes across domains.
Break down reasoning into logical sequences.
Compare and contrast options or ideas.
Analyze a topic from different stakeholder viewpoints.
Ask questions before attempting to answer unclear prompts.
Instruct the AI to search its knowledge or external sources.
Assign a role to guide tone and expertise.
Let AI critique and revise your original prompt.
Have the AI write the full prompt based on your goal.
Simulate expert feedback or review.
Change the tone of a response (e.g., professional, playful).
Detect emotional tone or style in content.
Translate text while preserving tone and meaning.
Return structured output in Markdown format.
Broaden the scope or inquiry depth of a user question.
Narrow a vague or complex question into a focused one.
Ensure a consistent format, signature, or section is always present.
AI engages in clarifying Q&A before responding.
Prompt the AI to validate and verify its own outputs.
Strip or redact details from responses while preserving core meaning.
Generate lots of ideas quickly using open-ended thinking.
Condense a long or complex source into a digestible format.