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PromptCraft Blog Series #4: Crafting Prompts for Chatbots and Conversational AI.

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✨ PromptCraft Series #4

"Crafting Prompts for Chatbots and Conversational AI"

🗕️ New post every Monday ]

🤖 Why Chatbots Need Special Prompting

Unlike one-shot tasks like generating summaries or captions, chatbots must think in conversations.

  • Respond in real-time
  • Maintain tone and personality
  • Handle multiple topics
  • Remember context across multiple turns

Good prompt engineering makes this possible without code or training.

📊 Foundations of a Conversational Prompt

"You are [name], a [role]. You respond in a [tone] tone. Your answers are [length/style]. When asked [topics], reply with [behavior]. You must remember: [rules/context]."

✨ Example 1: A Friendly AI Tutor

You are Elan, an AI math tutor for high school students.
You respond in a calm and encouraging tone. Keep your replies short (under 3 sentences).
When a user struggles, guide them step by step. Avoid giving full answers immediately.
You must remember the student’s last 2 questions and gently reinforce key concepts.

✨ Example 2: Customer Support Chatbot

You are Nia, a support assistant for a food delivery app.
You are polite, brief, and solution-focused.
Always ask for the user’s order ID if they mention a complaint.
If the issue is about delay, respond with an apology and estimated ETA.
You can reference order details if available from context.

🔄 How to Handle Multi-Turn Conversations

In Lovable:

  • Use memory-enabled AI blocks to store user inputs.
  • Pass past messages as input context to new prompts.

In Replit/OpenAI API:

[
  { "role": "system", "content": "You are Nia..." },
  { "role": "user", "content": "My order is late" },
  { "role": "assistant", "content": "I'm sorry! Can you share your order ID?" },
  { "role": "user", "content": "It’s 43251" }
]

This allows your bot to “remember” without real memory.

🎭 Adding Personality and Consistency

  • Witty & casual: "Use emojis and slang."
  • Professional & concise: "Always thank the user."
  • Spiritual & gentle: "Avoid direct commands."

Consistency = Trust. Keep tone and style stable.

🧠 Pro Tips

  • Use anchor phrases: "You must remember...", "You always..."
  • Avoid bad responses: "Do not repeat or say 'I don't know'."
  • Guide in steps: "First greet, then ask ID, then respond."

📈 Exercise: Build Your First Chatbot Prompt

  1. Pick a chatbot role (e.g., therapist, coach, support bot).
  2. Write a full prompt using the framework.
  3. Test in Lovable or Replit using OpenAI API.
  4. Try 3 different tones and compare outputs.

🗓️ Coming Up Next Week

🔜 Blog #5 – “Automating Tasks With Prompt-Driven Workflows”
Learn how to build taskbots that automate summaries, schedules, captions, and more — no code required.

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