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The Missing Manual: How to Write Better AI Prompts
How to write better AI prompts is less about memorizing a framework and more about learning to have a real conversation. Julia Levy and Jenny Cotie Kangas break down what actually makes a prompt work and why letting the AI help you build the prompt is one of the fastest ways to get there.
Most people either type into AI like it's a Google search or freeze up worrying their prompt isn't good enough. This episode covers how to narrow the aperture, use constraints as a superpower, save your best prompts for reuse, and know when to bring in a different tool for a different job.
Chapters
[00:00] Why people have prompt anxiety and why it's fixable
[00:33] Using AI to write your own prompts
[01:14] How Julia started: chatting vs. prompting
[03:16] Narrowing the aperture: the recruiting lens applied to AI
[05:10] Real example: building LinkedIn carousels and switching tools for images
[07:42] Constraints as a superpower: why AI likes guardrails
[08:03] Ask the AI to interview you before you start
[09:40] How to capture a great prompt so future you can use it again
[10:34] Spreadsheets, projects, and gems: where to store what works
[11:22] A note on sourcing and PII: what to keep out of your LLM
[12:17] The one thing: choose to begin
Hosts: Julia Levy (julia-levy.com) + Jenny Cotie Kangas | The Missing Manual Podcast
Tags: prompt engineering, AI prompts, how to use AI, AI for HR, AI for recruiters, AI productivity, ChatGPT prompts, Claude AI, Gemini AI, LLM prompts, AI strategy, agentic AI, future of work, Julia Levy, Jenny Cotie Kangas, The Missing Manual podcast, AI tools, AI for professionals, workplace AI, AI tips
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By Julia Levy, Jenny Cotie KangasHow to write better AI prompts is less about memorizing a framework and more about learning to have a real conversation. Julia Levy and Jenny Cotie Kangas break down what actually makes a prompt work and why letting the AI help you build the prompt is one of the fastest ways to get there.
Most people either type into AI like it's a Google search or freeze up worrying their prompt isn't good enough. This episode covers how to narrow the aperture, use constraints as a superpower, save your best prompts for reuse, and know when to bring in a different tool for a different job.
Chapters
[00:00] Why people have prompt anxiety and why it's fixable
[00:33] Using AI to write your own prompts
[01:14] How Julia started: chatting vs. prompting
[03:16] Narrowing the aperture: the recruiting lens applied to AI
[05:10] Real example: building LinkedIn carousels and switching tools for images
[07:42] Constraints as a superpower: why AI likes guardrails
[08:03] Ask the AI to interview you before you start
[09:40] How to capture a great prompt so future you can use it again
[10:34] Spreadsheets, projects, and gems: where to store what works
[11:22] A note on sourcing and PII: what to keep out of your LLM
[12:17] The one thing: choose to begin
Hosts: Julia Levy (julia-levy.com) + Jenny Cotie Kangas | The Missing Manual Podcast
Tags: prompt engineering, AI prompts, how to use AI, AI for HR, AI for recruiters, AI productivity, ChatGPT prompts, Claude AI, Gemini AI, LLM prompts, AI strategy, agentic AI, future of work, Julia Levy, Jenny Cotie Kangas, The Missing Manual podcast, AI tools, AI for professionals, workplace AI, AI tips