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Google Prompting Essentials
From Coursera
Level
beginner
Length
9 hours
Cost
Free
Best for
No prior background needed.
About this guide
Google's short, punchy guide to prompt writing — built around a five-part framework (Persona, Task, Context, Format, plus iteration) that's easy to remember and surprisingly effective. Less comprehensive than OpenAI or Anthropic's technical docs, but more accessible if you're just starting out. Pairs naturally with Google AI Essentials. About nine hours total if you do all the exercises, but you can extract most of the value from the first hour. Free certificate from Google on completion. Best for absolute beginners who want a structured framework rather than a list of techniques to memorize.
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