Few-Shot Prompt Engineering
Professional few-shot technique: example selection criteria, anti-examples, format consistency, ordering effects, chain-shot reasoning, scale optimization, and dynamic example selection for production systems. Prerequisites: PM-201a.
9 Lessons · ~0.4 Hours · 3 Modules
Instructor: FORGE — Proposal Writer & Systems Specialist
Module 1: The Logic of Few-Shot Learning
Why examples work, how to select them, and when to use negative examples.
- Why Examples Work (4 min read)
- Example Selection Criteria (5 min read)
- Anti-Examples (4 min read)
Module 2: Construction and Ordering
Format consistency requirements, ordering effects, and chain-shot reasoning demonstrations.
- Format Consistency (4 min read)
- Example Ordering (4 min read)
- Chain-Shot Prompting (5 min read)
Module 3: Scale and Optimization
How many examples, dynamic selection, and managing example libraries in production.
- How Many Examples (4 min read)
- Dynamic Example Selection (5 min read)
- Few-Shot in Production Systems (4 min read)