Advanced Claude Prompting Techniques That Actually Work in 2025
Most people use AI tools like search engines. The professionals who get the best results treat them differently. Here are the prompting practices that separate high-performers from average users in 2025.
Advanced Claude Prompting: Techniques That Actually Work in 2025
The Fundamental Difference
Basic users: “Write a marketing email.” Advanced users: “I am the VP of Marketing at a B2B SaaS company selling project management software to mid-market manufacturing companies. Write a 250-word email to re-engage trial users who signed up but never completed onboarding. The email should acknowledge that onboarding can be overwhelming, offer a specific next step, and include one social proof element. Tone: professional but warm.”
The second prompt produces something usable. The first produces something generic.
The Context-First Framework
Every high-performing prompt provides context before the task:
- Who you are: Your role, company, expertise level
- Who the audience is: Their role, level of knowledge, what they care about
- What you need: The specific deliverable with format and length
- Constraints: Tone, things to include or avoid, specific requirements
Using Claude’s 200K Context Window Effectively
Claude’s 200K token context is a competitive advantage when used properly:
- Paste your entire style guide before writing requests
- Include past examples of good outputs: “Here are 3 emails I have sent that worked well: [examples]. Write a new one in the same style for this situation: [situation].”
- Upload entire documents for analysis: contracts, reports, research papers
- Maintain conversation threads for iterative work rather than starting fresh each time
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