Perplexity Essentials: Prompting and Productivity at Work

The course also explores the fundamentals of prompting, including the core elements of an effective prompt and the most common prompt types used to improve results. Through guided exercises and realistic workplace scenarios, students will practice writing and refining prompts that can help them communicate more clearly, work more efficiently, and improve the quality of everyday tasks.

By the end of the session, participants will have a strong foundation for using Perplexity with greater confidence, accuracy, and purpose.

Learning Objectives

• Define Artificial Intelligence in practical terms and describe how tools like Perplexity can support workplace productivity
• Explain, at a high level, how Perplexity works and what it is designed to do
• Navigate the Perplexity interface and use common features with confidence
• Identify strengths, limitations, and responsible use considerations when working with Perplexity
• Write more effective prompts using key components such as task, context, audience, format, and tone
• Apply common prompt types, including instruction prompts, role based prompts, question prompts, contextual prompts, and refinement prompts
• Evaluate and improve AI generated responses through prompt revision
• Use Perplexity in realistic workplace scenarios to save time and improve work quality