AI for IT Professionals

TH11 Talk to AI Better: Advanced Prompt Engineering in Action

August 6th, 2026

11:00am - 12:15pm

Level: Intermediate Advanced

Mayuri Lahane

Software Engineer, AI Enthusiast

The rapid growth of generative AI, driven by models like OpenAI's GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5, o3, and DeepSeek’s R1, has captured the attention of consumers, businesses, and executives worldwide. These powerful language models rely heavily on the quality of input prompts, making prompt engineering a vital skill for unlocking their full potential.

In this interactive, demo-driven session, participants will explore essential and advanced techniques in prompt design, including:

  • What is Prompt Engineering?
  • Advanced Prompting Techniques
  • Few-shot Prompting (guiding responses with examples)
  • Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting (step-by-step reasoning)
  • Instruction Fine-tuning (enforcing specific constraints)
  • Persona-based Prompting (customizing for roles)
  • Multi-step Prompting (iterative output refinement)
  • Debugging & Refining AI Responses
  • Leveraging reasoning models like o3
  • Prompt Engineering Best Practices

Attendees will depart with a clear framework and practical suggestions for crafting effective prompts and maximizing the value of AI tools.

You will learn:

  • Prompt engineering basics and its role in generative AI.
  • How to debug and refine prompts using best practices and reasoning models like o3.