Prompt Engineering: From Basics to Advanced Patterns: A Practical Guide from First Prompts to Reliable AI Workflows

You're not getting the results you want from ChatGPT. Not because the model is limited — but because there's a skill behind consistently useful AI output that nobody taught you. This book teaches that skill, from the first prompt you've ever written to building workflows that professionals depend on daily.

THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF:

• You use ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and know you're not getting full value
• You're a professional — developer, analyst, writer, manager, consultant — who wants to work faster with AI
• You want structure and repeatable systems, not random tips
• You have no ML background and don't need one

Need advanced RAG, security, or agentic workflows? See Prompt Engineering Mastery. This book is your foundation.

THE DIFFERENCE ONE BOOK MAKES:

Before: "Summarize this document." → Generic, wrong length, missing key points, unusable.

After: "Summarize for a technical lead. 3 bullets. Format: [Decision Required] + [Risk if Delayed]. Source only." → Consistent, useful, exactly right.

The difference is not intelligence. It is structure. This book teaches the structure.

17 CHAPTERS — YOUR COMPLETE LEARNING PATH:

• Start: Ch.2 Your First Prompts · Ch.3 Token Limits · Ch.4 Basic Patterns
• Build: Ch.5 Intermediate · Ch.6 Advanced · Ch.7–10 Writing/Code/Analysis/Creative
• Systematize: Ch.11 Multi-Turn · Ch.12 Your Template Library · Ch.13 Testing
• Master: Ch.14 Mistakes · Ch.15 Tools · Ch.16 Real Workflows · Ch.17 Next Steps

APPENDIX A: Prompt Review Checklists · APPENDIX B: 40 Reusable Prompt Starters for writing, analysis, code, research, and creative work.