12 Must-Know Prompting Techniques that will change how you use AI

(Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok etc)

A Thread 🧵 1. Direct Instruction
Tell it exactly what you want with no ambiguity.
“Summarise the 5 most important principles of stoic philosophy in plain English.”

2. Role Assignment
Give it a specific identity before asking your question.
“You are a Nigerian economist. Explain why the naira keeps devaluing to someone with no finance background.”

3. Temporal Sequence
Ask it to walk through events in order.
“Walk me through the events that caused the 2008 financial crisis chronologically.”