AI Prompting that Gets Results

AI Prompting that Gets Results

From Autonomous by Donn Felker, Allen Santa Maria

January 28, 2026 · 1h 12m · Episode 2

About this episode

This episode explores how to create effective AI prompts to enhance interactions with language models.

Unlock the secrets to transforming simple questions into powerful, engineered prompts that supercharge your interactions with AI language models. Whether you're a developer, creator, or AI enthusiast, this episode dives into how structured prompting can revolutionize your results and workflows. Things we Talk about in this episode The evolution from basic to advanced prompt techniques How to craft simple, functional, and engineered prompts The importance of personas, constraints, and evaluation metrics Examples of real-world prompt structures for coding, research, and creative projects The concept of meta prompting: using AI to improve your prompts Practical tips: iterative refinement, role assignment, and self-checking mechanisms Links https://www.promptingguide.ai/ Hidden Beliefs Prompt: https://thinkyface.com/prompts/prompt_4N3GODA2g71BVs9xKP5XbmYp Find Your Purpose Prompt: https://thinkyface.com/prompts/prompt_aGvVbgP9A06wRHe8R2Dd3yLB Example software prompt: https://thinkyface.com/prompts/prompt_wQl1pbzjg7LLyCq72KoBJ9ay Example video prompt https://thinkyface.com/prompts/prompt_9M3olvELj0qqDFw01kyWaqzJ Allen (Opus): Example…

People in this episode

Hosts: Donn Felker, Allen Santa Maria

Topics covered

  • AI prompting
  • language models
  • structured prompting
  • workflow improvement
  • real-world examples

Keywords

  • AI
  • prompting
  • language models
  • structured prompts
  • workflow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: thinkyface.com, promptingguide.ai

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