Introduction to Prompting › Practical Examples Throughout

This chapter is built around practical examples you can try yourself. We'll show you real prompts, real responses, and real improvements. You'll see code examples using GPT-5 (OpenAI's latest model, ideal for basic prompting and text generation), and we'll walk through the reasoning behind each design choice.

As you read, I encourage you to experiment. Take the examples and modify them. Try different phrasings. See what works and what doesn't. The fastest way to get good at prompting is to do it, observe the results, and iterate.