How to Get the Best AI Responses

This will be a grounded, beginner-friendly workshop designed to help you get better results from AI tools by understanding how context shapes responses.

You may have heard the term “prompt engineering.” In 2026, the real skill is context engineering, knowing how to frame requests so AI understands your role, your goal, your constraints, and what good looks like.

You’ll leave with clearer understanding, practical frameworks, and more confidence experimenting with AI in your daily work or life.

No technical background required. Just curiosity and a willingness to try.

• People new to AI or feeling overwhelmed by where to start
• Professionals who want practical, real-world guidance instead of hype
• Anyone who has tried AI chatbots, but felt unsure how to ask for what they actually need
• Anyone looking for a safe, non-intimidating place to build AI literacy confidence

• Context engineering concepts explained in plain language
• The difference between a basic prompt and a structured request
• The core elements that improve AI outputs: role, goal, constraints, tone, and examples
• How small changes in context dramatically improve results
• How to iterate on responses instead of starting over
• How to think about responsible and ethical use when experimenting

5:30pm-6pm-Networking

6pm-7pm-Presentation & Practical Guidance

7-7:30pm-Q&A and Networking

We encourage you to bring your laptop for the hands-on excercise at the end.

The Center for Practical AI is welcomes you our next ASPIRE event!

ASPIRE events are a free, monthly series of in-person and virtual events designed to improve AI literacy across the Research Triangle.

What does ASPIRE mean?

Autonomy.

Societal Impact.

Purpose.

Innovation.

Resilience.

Efficiency.

Each ASPIRE event convenes AI advisors and practitioners from research, industry, government, and the community, and aims to equip people with the literacy and fluency to critically engage with AI.

Sessions blend panels, demonstrations, and discussion, with topics ranging from introductory to advanced and designed to be practical and accessible across experience levels.

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Get to Know the Leadership Behind ASPIRE Events

CEO
Center for Practical AI

An expert speaker on responsible AI literacy & fluency, Todd has advised over 100 organizations across industries to help them reimagine work in practical ways that reflect their core values. He leads national efforts to spark imagination on AI for human empowerment, focusing on sectors where the risks and rewards are most profound. He currently leads a joint partnership building an AI Crisis Response (AICR) Scorecard evaluating how GenAI handles conversations about suicidality and self-harm. He advocates for applied ethics and is known for delivering compelling, real-world insights to move people from curious to confident.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Drive, Durham, United States

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