TryBench
Learn AI Prompting for Work, From Zero
Write clear prompts, check AI answers, protect against prompt injection and build reliable AI workflows.
19 short lessons. Anyone who uses AI tools at work and wants better, safer results. Each lesson takes about two minutes: read the idea, try it yourself, and get instant checks.
Start here: foundation lessons (7)
No experience needed. These lessons build the basics step by step.
- How AI Predicts TextDiscover how language models predict word-by-word and how clear direction stops rambling answers.
- How to Write a Good AI Prompt: Goal and ContextBuild reliable prompts using the three core pillars: Goal, Context, and Constraint.
- Refining Prompts for StructureTurn unstructured drafts into polished executive communication through targeted structural constraints.
- Grounding to Source FactsPrevent AI hallucinations by strictly confining answers to provided context documents.
- Workplace Action ChecklistsExtract structured, accountable action items with designated owners from messy meeting transcripts.
- How to Check if an AI Answer Is TrueSpot where AI is most likely to be wrong and verify those parts before you act on them.
- Using AI Safely and Fairly at WorkKnow what you can paste into an AI tool, who is responsible for its output, and how to catch bias.
Go further: practitioner lessons (12)
Real workplace tasks that build on the foundation.
- Clear CommandsGet short, direct answers from AI—without the extra chatter.
- Prompt Injection Explained: Protect Your PromptsUse XML delimiter tags as a defense-in-depth layer to isolate untrusted user data from prompt instructions.
- Organized FormatsTurn messy notes into a clean, organized format that other apps can read.
- Teaching by ExampleShow the AI two quick examples so it copies your exact style.
- Step-by-Step ThinkingGet more accurate answers on tricky questions by asking AI to show its work.
- Sticking to the FactsStop AI from guessing or making up details that aren't in your notes.
- The Professional RoleLock the AI into a specific workplace role with strict tone and audience rules.
- Clean Tables & SpreadsheetsExtract messy unstructured notes into clean tables ready for Excel or Notion.
- Managing Multiple ConstraintsStack length limits, required keywords, and forbidden words into an orderly checklist that the AI follows.
- Stress-Testing Guardrails & Injection DefenseBuild layered defense-in-depth guardrails that classify adversarial prompt attacks without executing malicious commands.
- Chaining Prompts: One Job per StepSplit a big task into small steps and pass each result safely into the next prompt.
- Testing Prompts on Tricky InputsTest a prompt on edge cases and add a safe fallback so it never guesses.
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