{"id":2539,"date":"2025-11-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/?p=2539"},"modified":"2025-11-19T08:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:40:04","slug":"prompt-engineering-isnt-the-skill-you-think-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/prompt-engineering-isnt-the-skill-you-think-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Prompt Engineering Isn\u2019t the Skill You Think It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every few weeks there\u2019s a new post doing the rounds about \u201cmastering prompt engineering\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PromptEngineering\/comments\/1nt7x7v\/after_1000_hours_of_prompt_engineering_i_found\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PromptEngineering\/comments\/1nt7x7v\/after_1000_hours_of_prompt_engineering_i_found\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The latest one I saw<\/a> claimed the author had spent <strong>1,000 hours<\/strong> developing the perfect prompt framework. A long thread, a catchy acronym, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/nigolos_this-guy-from-reddit-spent-1000-hours-on-activity-7391488414115786754-IPtQ\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/nigolos_this-guy-from-reddit-spent-1000-hours-on-activity-7391488414115786754-IPtQ\/\">multiple reposts<\/a> by &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/ai-today-page_after-testing-over-a-thousand-prompts-a-activity-7391578276139388929-Z2QM\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/ai-today-page_after-testing-over-a-thousand-prompts-a-activity-7391578276139388929-Z2QM\/\">AI Influencers<\/a>&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/shlok-sawant_after-analyzing-over-1000-real-world-ai-activity-7382330477321535488-k59X\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/shlok-sawant_after-analyzing-over-1000-real-world-ai-activity-7382330477321535488-k59X\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1268135522019847\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1268135522019847\">social medias<\/a>, the whole nine yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top reply to the Reddit post? Someone who\u2019d built their own framework that performs just as well without the 1000 hours of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That pretty much sums up the \u201cprompt engineering\u201d hype for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of these frameworks aren\u2019t some kind of LLM magic, they\u2019re just basic communication, wrapped in an acronym. If you can already explain yourself clearly, you\u2019re doing the important parts already \u2013 with or without a fancy label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prompt frameworks are just checklists for clarity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take any of the popular frameworks, KERNEL, PRISM, whatever\u2019s trendy this week. Strip away the branding and they all say the same thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give <strong>context<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State the <strong>task<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add any <strong>constraints<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe the <strong>output format<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maybe give an <strong>example<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it. That\u2019s how you should be asking <em>anyone<\/em> for help \u2013 human or machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I use AI language tools, I just talk the way I brief a colleague. I give background, explain what I\u2019m trying to do, note any constraints, and say what I want back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To test things out though, I fed the KERNEL framework into Microsoft Copilot\u2019s \u201cprompt coach\u201d along with one of my regular LLM prompts and asked it to improve my prompt based on KERNEL. It told me I\u2019d already hit every part of the framework except one letter &#8211; L which is &#8220;logical structure&#8221;. So based on the framework, Copilot&#8217;s big contribution was to\u2026 reformat my words under headings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cBuild me a digital twin\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I walked into a project room and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan you build me a digital twin?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026everyone would stare at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019d immediately ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For which assets?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For which phase?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For which use cases?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s in scope, what\u2019s out?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s the budget and timeline?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who\u2019s actually going to use this thing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But people type the AI equivalent of \u201cbuild me a digital twin\u201d every day and expect a perfect answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The model isn\u2019t the problem. The prompt is, and the prompt is just a reflection of how clearly the person can think and communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What actually matters when you talk to AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ignore the noise for a second. For real work, three things matter far more than any prompt acronym:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clarity of intent<\/strong><br>You need to know what \u201cgood\u201d looks like. If you don\u2019t know what you want, the model definitely won\u2019t.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Relevant context<\/strong><br>Models are pattern machines. The more signal you give them \u2013 project background, data samples, code snippets, audience, constraints \u2013 the narrower the space they have to guess in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Useful constraints<\/strong><br>Tell it what <em>not<\/em> to do. Length limits. Tone. Format. Example structures. Validation rules. This is where domain knowledge shows up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of that requires a framework. It just requires you to think the problem through and then explain it properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prompt &#8220;engineering&#8221; has exposed our weak communication skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing AI has done is make our communication habits painfully visible. People who were always clear, structured and detailed now get great results from AI tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who sent vague emails, half-finished briefs and one-line support tickets now send vague prompts and get vague answers \u2013 and then blame the AI for being &#8220;slop generators&#8221;. To those people, prompting frameworks feel like a shortcut, or even a cheat code, \u201cIf I follow this recipe, I don\u2019t need to think too hard about what I\u2019m asking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where frameworks <em>can<\/em> help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be fair, frameworks aren\u2019t completely useless. They can help people who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>don\u2019t normally write structured briefs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are new to the tools and need a checklist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>panic when presented with a blank text box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As training wheels, that\u2019s fine. The problem is pretending the training wheels are now a profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The real work isn\u2019t the prompt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other reason dislike \u201cprompt engineering\u201d trying to be forced as a job title, or with prompt packs being sold by AI grifters, is that the hard problems sit <strong>around<\/strong> the model, not in the wording:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>gaining years of domain expertise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>connecting internal data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>building retrieval and context pipelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>designing workflows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>integrating with existing tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>evaluating outputs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>handling security and governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>deciding when <em>not<\/em> to use AI at all<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s actual engineering and design work. The sentence you type into the box is the visible bit, but it\u2019s the easy part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc-576x324.jpg 576w, https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hand-making-handwriting-notes-closeup-girl-holdin-2024-11-05-03-14-42-utc.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what should we actually be teaching people?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of selling prompt frameworks like magic spells, we should probably focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to describe a problem clearly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to give enough context without dumping everything<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to define success (\u201cWhat do you want to do with this output?\u201d)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to check whether the answer is any good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those skills are useful with AI, with colleagues, with clients, with support desks.. everywhere. If more people could write a decent support ticket, project brief or email, most of the \u201cprompt engineering\u201d industry would evaporate overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI hasn\u2019t created a brand-new superpower called prompt engineering, but rather it\u2019s just revealed an old truth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who communicate clearly get better results.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you already give solid context, explain your intent, and set expectations, you\u2019re doing fine. You don\u2019t need a seven-step framework and a certificate to talk to a text box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t, a framework might help you remember the steps, but it won\u2019t think for you. Instead of spending 1,000 hours \u201cperfecting\u201d prompts, maybe spend a bit of time learning to brief someone you\u2019d actually work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AI, and everyone else around you, will thank you for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every few weeks there\u2019s a new post doing the rounds about \u201cmastering prompt engineering\u201d. The latest one I saw claimed the author had spent 1,000 hours developing the perfect prompt framework. A long thread, a catchy acronym, multiple reposts by &#8220;AI Influencers&#8221; on LinkedIn and other social medias, the whole nine yards. The top reply to the Reddit post? Someone&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Clear communication beats prompt engineering hype. You don\u2019t need fancy frameworks to use AI, you just need to explain what you want properly.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Another week, another \"groundbreaking\" prompt engineering framework: KERNEL, PRISM, TISM, RATM...\n\nBut if you break it down, they're all just teaching basic communication. Give context, explain the task, list constraints, and share an example.\n\nThat's not engineering. It's what you'd communicate a colleague to get a task done.\n\nFrom what I've seen in BIM and automation, people who communicate well get great results from AI. People who don't chase frameworks.\n\nThe real skill isn't in the prompt, it's in your ability to think and explain clearly.\n\nFull post on DigitalBBQ:","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[78],"tags":[82,73,69],"class_list":["post-2539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-guides","tag-ai","tag-process","tag-thoughts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1476,"url":"https:\/\/digitalbbq.au\/index.php\/2024\/01\/11\/advanced-prompting-techniques-mastering-chat-gpt-prompt-writing\/","url_meta":{"origin":2539,"position":0},"title":"Advanced Prompting Techniques &#8211; Mastering Chat GPT Prompt Writing","author":"Ryan Lenihan","date":"11 January 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"ChatGPT exploded onto the scene around a year ago now, by now you have surely heard of it, but if you're a little unsure as to what it is, ChatGPT is an AI model designed to generate detailed text responses. 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