Good files beat clever prompts

Outcome

Attendees see that a well-chosen file instantly makes the agent more useful and more trustworthy.

Option A

Word document about Swedish electricity zones and municipalities.

Option B

Spreadsheet with installed solar capacity.

Option C

Spreadsheet with electricity prices over time.

ImportantWhat we are teaching

The file is not just content. It is the shape of the answers the agent can produce.

Clean file

Better grounding

Better retrieval

Better answers

Simple evaluation questions

  • Can the agent find the right fact quickly
  • Can the agent summarize a table without guessing
  • Can the agent say when the file does not contain the answer
TipInstructor shortcut

If a file is messy, tell attendees that this is a data-quality lesson rather than a prompt-quality lesson.

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