Checklists

Master Checklist

Before Prompting

• Goal clearly defined
• Target audience identified
• Format determined
• Constraints defined
• Examples prepared

Prompt Creation

• Role defined
• Context provided
• Task clearly formulated
• Format specified
• Length indicated
• Tone set
• Examples inserted

After Response

• Quality checked
• Completeness verified
• Format verified
• Adjustments noted
• Prompt documented

Roles Checklist

Business Roles

• "You are an experienced [role]"
• Area of expertise mentioned
• Industry knowledge defined
• Perspective clarified
• Responsibilities stated

Creative Roles

• Creative background
• Style references
• Sources of inspiration
• Target medium
• Artistic freedom

Format Checklist

Text Formats

• Paragraph structure
• Heading hierarchy
• List type
• Emphasis
• Quote format

Structured Outputs

• Table format
• JSON schema
• CSV format
• Markdown structure
• HTML elements

Quality Checklist

Content Quality

• Factually correct
• Complete
• Relevant
• Current
• Balanced

Language Quality

• Grammatically correct
• Stylistically consistent
• Appropriate for target audience
• Understandable
• Error-free

Techniques Checklist

Zero-Shot

• Task clearly formulated
• No examples needed
• Simple structure
• Direct prompt

Few-Shot

• 2-5 examples
• Consistent format
• Diverse examples
• Clear patterns

Chain-of-Thought

• Step-by-step guidance
• Thinking process explained
• Intermediate results
• Logical connection

Application Checklists

Content Creation

• Topic defined
• Target audience clear
• SEO keywords
• Call-to-Action
• Length specified

Data Analysis

• Data format explained
• Analysis goal stated
• Metrics defined
• Output format
• Interpretation guidelines

Problem Solving

• Problem described
• Context provided
• Constraints mentioned
• Solution criteria
• Evaluation matrix

Error Checklist

Avoid Common Mistakes

• Not too vague
• Not ambiguous
• No contradictions
• Realistic expectations
• Clear priorities

Troubleshooting

• Problem identified
• Cause analyzed
• Solution tested
• Documented
• Improved

Optimization Checklist

Iterative Improvement

• Base version created
• Weaknesses identified
• Improvements tested
• Best version selected
• Documented

Performance Tracking

• Metrics defined
• Results measured
• Comparison conducted
• Optimized
• Success verified