Meta Prompting

Category: Stratagems

This technique focuses on manipulating the prompting process itself to influence the model's behavior and responses, often by employing higher-level prompting strategies.

Techniques

Note	Description
Ask for Examples	This technique involves prompting the language model to provide specific instances or illustrations related to a topic. This approach helps clarify concepts and enhances the relevance and detail of the model's responses, ensuring that the output aligns closely with the user's expectations and needs.
Perspective Shifting	Perspective-shifting is a technique that involves prompting the language model to adopt different viewpoints or angles when generating responses. By encouraging the model to consider a situation from various perspectives, users can elicit a broader range of insights and ideas. This approach can be particularly useful in discussions that require empathy, critical thinking, or creative problem-solving. For example, a user might ask the model to respond to a question as if it were a child, an expert, or a member of a specific community, thereby enriching the conversation with diverse interpretations and understandings. Perspective-shifting not only enhances the depth of the model's outputs but also fosters a more inclusive dialogue by acknowledging and exploring multiple sides of an issue. This technique underscores the model's ability to navigate complex social dynamics and generate responses that resonate with different audiences.

Note

Description

Ask for Examples

This technique involves prompting the language model to provide specific instances or illustrations related to a topic. This approach helps clarify concepts and enhances the relevance and detail of the model's responses, ensuring that the output aligns closely with the user's expectations and needs.

Perspective Shifting

Perspective-shifting is a technique that involves prompting the language model to adopt different viewpoints or angles when generating responses. By encouraging the model to consider a situation from various perspectives, users can elicit a broader range of insights and ideas. This approach can be particularly useful in discussions that require empathy, critical thinking, or creative problem-solving. For example, a user might ask the model to respond to a question as if it were a child, an expert, or a member of a specific community, thereby enriching the conversation with diverse interpretations and understandings. Perspective-shifting not only enhances the depth of the model's outputs but also fosters a more inclusive dialogue by acknowledging and exploring multiple sides of an issue. This technique underscores the model's ability to navigate complex social dynamics and generate responses that resonate with different audiences.