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Advanced Prompting Techniques

Learn how to shape the way LLMs reason, respond, and solve problems. You'll dive into research papers and experiment with prompt patterns like ReAct and Tree of Thoughts, combine techniques into more powerful workflows, and discover practical ways to harness the power of AI.

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Taught by: Scott Kerr
Last updated: October 2026
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What you'll learn

  • Dive into published research papers on prompting techniques and patterns
  • Understand how to use variables to create reusable prompts
  • Add structure to your prompts with XML tags (and understand why it works)
  • Improve answers with Self-Consistency, ReAct, and other reasoning techniques
  • Real-world case studies including the CRISPR prompting framework
  • Learn various Tree of Thoughts styles that inspired reasoning models

In this course you'll explore advanced prompting techniques designed to give you more control over how AI models approach information, reasoning, and problem-solving. But this isn't fluff. You'll dive into the published AI research papers that discovered these techniques and understand how, and why, they work.

That includes exploring some of the weird and unexpected techniques that help improve AI accuracy, like emotional stimuli

You'll also dive into real-world case studies of complex prompting frameworks used in the real world.

By the end, you'll have a much deeper appreciation for how AI works, and a broader toolkit for designing prompts around the task at hand instead of relying on trial and error.

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Course curriculum

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1 sections25 lessons5 hours total length

Advanced Prompting Techniques

25 lectures · 4hr 42min
25 lectures · 4hr 42min

Introduction·1:06

1:06
PREVIEW

Auto-Priming·10:50

10:50
BEGIN

Chain of Density Prompting·18:16

18:16
BEGIN

Prompt Variables·7:13

7:13
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Prompt Chaining·8:38

8:38
BEGIN

Prompt Chaining - Programmatic Visualization·17:40

17:40
BEGIN

Exercise: Prompt Chaining - Customer Support·22:33

22:33
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Exercise: Create Your Own Prompt Chain!

BEGIN

Thinking Like LLMs - Dark Magic·9:57

9:57
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Exercise: Use Your Magic Powers

BEGIN

XML Tags - There's More Than Meets The Eye!·9:17

9:17
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Emotional Stimuli - Part 1·18:36

18:36
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Emotional Stimuli - Part 2·4:42

4:42
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Emotional Stimuli - Part 3 (But Why?)·7:17

7:17
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Self-Consistency·13:44

13:44
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Exercise: Implement the Self-Consistency Technique

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ReAct Prompting·21:34

21:34
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ReAct + CoT-SC·16:47

16:47
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Applied Prompt Engineering with CRISPR - Part 1·13:40

13:40
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Applied Prompt Engineering with CRISPR - Part 2·14:52

14:52
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Tree of Thoughts - Part 1·14:56

14:56
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Tree of Thoughts - Part 2·4:56

4:56
BEGIN

Tree of Thoughts - Part 3 (ToT via Code)·11:33

11:33
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Tree of Thoughts - Part 4 (ToT via Chaining)·22:11

22:11
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Tree of Thoughts - Part 5 ("Zero Shot" ToT)·12:26

12:26
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You're struggling to make progress using free tutorials that aren't giving you the structure or clear path to achieving your goals.
You don't want to learn alone. You want personalized feedback, support, and motivation from instructors and mentors and want to be part of a supportive community of like-minded individuals.
You want to learn by doing. You're excited to embrace the struggle of making mistakes that comes with building real-world projects you'll be proud of.
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You're ready to embrace AI. You're excited to go beyond basic prompt tricks and hacks and learn the latest AI tools and skills.

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Meet your instructor

Your AI & LLM instructor (Scott) has more than just a wealth of AI knowledge. He has years of real-world professional experience. He has been in your shoes. He makes learning fun. He makes complex topics feel simple. He will motivate you. He will push you. And he will go above and beyond to help you succeed.

Scott Kerr

Hi, I'm Scott Kerr!

Scott uses his years of professional research and enthusiasm for AI to teach and guide new students to learn how to utilize AI, get hired and advance their careers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any prerequisites for this course?

  • None! All you need is an enthusiasm to learn. You will also have the option to use paid or free AI tools.

Who is this course for?

  • Anyone aiming to gain a comprehensive and practical understanding of modern techniques in prompt engineering and LLMs.
  • Developers looking to understand how to work with LLMs that are implemented in their AI-driven applications or within their organizations
  • Graduates of coding bootcamps or online AI courses who wish to delve deeper into the nuances of prompt engineering and explore beyond the introductory concepts
  • Individuals aspiring to integrate AI and LLMs into their career
  • You seek a structured guide to learning how to design effective prompts and interact with LLMs from scratch, progressing to proficiency levels that position you attractively compared to those without AI knowledge
  • Students who find beginner tutorials on LLMs inadequate, as they do not progress beyond basic examples and fail to provide advanced skills
  • Developers eager to transition into AI-focused roles, leveraging the powerful capabilities of LLMs for tasks such as iterating, summarizing, transforming, inferring, and expanding information.
  • You are an AI enthusiast who wants to learn more in a fun, interactive manner

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