Episode 223

Designing vs. Engineering AI Prompts for Instructional Videos

Can AI help you make educational videos? In this episode of The Visual Lounge, host Matt Pierce sits down with AI and L&D expert Josh Cavalier, the Founder of JoshCavalier.ai, to explore how to effectively use AI.

Josh is quick to point out that AI isn’t a replacement for our expertise and skills, but it can act as a handy partner to help you streamline your process. The key to getting the most out of AI is in your prompting approach, which Josh prefers to call “prompt design” rather than “prompt engineering.” He encourages anyone who wants to use AI to experiment with prompts and try to make them as detailed as possible to yield consistent results.

We hear about his process and unique method for testing new AI tools, and the advice he has for people getting started with AI prompting. Whether you’re an L&D designer or content creator, Josh’s tips are a great starting point for experimenting with AI.

Learning points from the episode include:

  • 00:00 - 00:59 Introduction
  • 00:59 - 02:42 Josh talks about his background in L&D
  • 02:42 - 04:33 How people can get started with AI
  • 04:33 - 06:30 Using AI to help with educational videos
  • 06:30 - 07:44 How to vet results once you see some success
  • 07:44 - 09:26 Scaling and repeatable work with AI
  • 09:26 - 11:48 Why he prefers the term prompt “design” over engineering
  • 11:48 - 13:06 How to experiment with prompting in everyday life
  • 13:06 - 14:00 Where to connect with Josh to learn more
  • 14:00 - 14:37 Outro

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Matthew Pierce, Learning & Video Ambassador from TechSmith Corporation, has created videos for learning and marketing for over a decade. He is the lead behind TechSmith Academy, a free platform teaching video and image creation for business, which has been used by tens of thousands of users. He is the host of The Visual Lounge Podcast from TechSmith, which streams live on Youtube and LinkedIn weekly. Matthew is a regular speaker at multiple learning and development-focused conferences and is a regular contributor to various training publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn.