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Level up your team’s AI skills with Prompt Engineering

A hands-on Practical Prompt Engineering workshop, tailored to your team's work.

  • Built for mixed Business, Product, Operations and Tech teams
  • Practice with scenarios close to your organization's real work
  • Learn principles that remain useful as models and tools change

Varis (Man), your instructorFrom animator to world-class software developer13 years in Hong Kong, Germany and Japan

I work with AI every day

This is not theory off a slide

I have shipped software for 13 years in Hong Kong, Germany and Japan, and I have seen exactly where teams with AI tools get stuck.

So this workshop teaches principles that outlast the tools, practised on your team's real work, so everyone uses AI for real the next day.

What teams run into

Having AI tools does not mean the team uses them effectively

Many organizations are stuck between individual experiments and workflows that can be repeated, evaluated and shared.

Inconsistent results
Similar requests produce different outcomes because the team lacks a shared prompt structure and review criteria.
Knowledge stays with individuals
Useful prompts remain in private chats instead of becoming documented, explainable team practices.
Repeated trial and error
People tweak prompts by instinct without understanding models, context or systematic evaluation.

What the organization gains

Move from one good prompt to a repeatable way of working

Participants learn to design clearer prompts, assess outputs with intent and transfer the workflow to colleagues.

Prompts tied to work goals
Separate role, context, task, constraints and output format clearly.
Reusable patterns
Create templates for recurring work instead of starting every request from scratch.
Shared evaluation criteria
Define examples, criteria and baselines before putting AI output into real workflows.
Model-resilient workflows
Record the model, test date and limitations so the process can adapt when tools change.
Walking the room through the projected Cursor screen while participants follow on their own laptops
Walking the room through the projected Cursor screen while participants follow on their own laptops

Who this workshop is for

  • Teams that already have AI tools but do not use them fully

  • Mixed teams across business and tech

  • Leaders setting one AI standard for the whole organisation

Designed for mixed teams

Different roles can learn together through one shared set of principles

Everyone learns the foundation together, then exercises can be adapted to each group's work.

  • Business & Strategy
  • Marketing & Sales
  • HR & People
  • Product & Operations
  • Engineering & Data
  • Leaders & AI Champions

Workshop curriculum

15 lessons, from LLM foundations to systematic prompt evaluation

Adapted from Practical Prompt Engineering for Developers with activities suitable for cross-functional teams.

Module 1 · FoundationUnderstand the tool before designing instructions

Build an accurate mental model of what LLMs do, their limits and the variables that shape an answer.

  1. What prompt engineering is—and is not
  2. How Large Language Models work at a high level
  3. Temperature, Top P, tokens and context windows
  4. Workshop AI tool and workflow setup
  5. Selecting the right model for the task

Module 2 · Core PatternsWrite prompts that are clear, testable and reusable

Practice core patterns using examples and constraints close to participants' real work.

  1. Standard prompts: intent, context and constraints
  2. Zero-shot: instructing without an example
  3. One-shot: setting direction with one example
  4. Few-shot: establishing a pattern with examples
  5. Context placement: putting information where it is used

Module 3 · Reliable WorkflowsMove from single prompts to dependable workflows

Structure outputs, separate complex information, explore perspectives and prepare prompts for change.

  1. Structured output for tables, JSON and defined formats
  2. Breaking down problems and step-by-step reasoning
  3. Delimiters and XML for multi-part prompts
  4. Personas for perspective, tone and priorities
  5. Evaluation, baselines and future-proofing

Workshop curriculum

Hands-on practice

Practice with work each team can control and reuse

Before the session, we select exercises related to your workflows without requiring real confidential data.

Marketing & Sales
Summarize the voice of customer, create briefs and adapt messages using explicit review criteria.
HR & People
Structure job descriptions, synthesize feedback and create clearly communicated development plans.
Product & Operations
Turn scattered inputs into requirements, SOPs, risk lists and next actions.
Engineering & Data
Use AI for code analysis, structured output and workflows with traceable decisions.

Exercises can use simulated data or material already reviewed by your organization to avoid accidental disclosure.

How we work together

A workshop shaped around your team—not one slide deck for every company

Scope, duration, participant count and depth are agreed before the quotation is prepared.

  1. Discovery call

    Discuss objectives, participant roles, current challenges and organizational constraints.

  2. Tailored agenda

    Select modules, examples and exercises that match the team's work.

  3. On-site workshop

    Teach and facilitate activities at your company with pacing that keeps every role engaged.

  4. Team playbook

    Summarize patterns and practices the team can use to maintain standards after the workshop.

Varis Darasirikul teaching a small group with code open on their laptops
Varis Darasirikul teaching a small group with code open on their laptops

How we work together

What students say about Instructor Varis

ViVian
ViVian
Finally Finished a Course I Could Keep Up With
"I had studied elsewhere but couldn't keep up and never finished. Studying with Instructor Varis in a group of 4, whenever I had questions or fell behind, I could ask immediately — it helped so much. This time I actually completed the course."
• Small group of 4 — questions answered on the spot
• Finished the whole course without falling behind
Nadthaporn
Nadthaporn
Hands-on Learning with Real Projects
"It's not just theory — this course lets you work on real projects. I felt like I gained actual work experience. I practiced every step of the process."
• Completed the course and built a portfolio from the projects
• Confident — I have the knowledge and skills the market demands
Pensri
Pensri
Coding Every Day Until It Finally Clicked
"Coding with the instructor every day until course completion — now I can code fluently on my own instead of copying from tutorials."
• Focused on Front End, but comfortable with Back End tasks too
• Daily practice turned into real coding fluency
Stang
Stang
Fun Teaching Style with Clear Examples
"This course made complex topics feel simple. The instructor is great at Back End, explains well with examples, making it easy to understand the concepts and start coding right away."
• Confident in my own skills
• Ready to apply for developer jobs abroad
Dancio
Dancio
Stopped Wasting Time Guessing What to Study
"I wasted so much time studying on my own before finding Instructor Varis's course. Honestly, I wish I had decided to join much sooner."
• A clear learning path instead of guessing what comes next
• Covered both Front End and Back End, not just one side
Me
Me
Learned the Skills Real Projects Actually Need
"In this course, we built APIs and managed databases with real projects — exactly the kind of work I wanted to be able to do on my own."
• Hands-on practice in every class
• Started with zero experience and still kept up

Instructor Varis has taught students in 13 countries worldwide

USAEnglandNetherlandsGermanyItalyUkraineRussiaGeorgiaGhanaMyanmarThailandMalaysiaAustralia
  • USA
  • England
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Ukraine
  • Russia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Australia

Your Instructor

Varis Darasirikul — Founder & CEO of Varis Lab

Varis Darasirikul

Founder & CEO of Varis Lab

Over the past decade, I've built my career as a Software Engineer, working across 4 countries (Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Thailand) with leading corporations and startups. I hold a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Hong Kong, and today I'm the CEO & Founder of Variden Tech, building AI-powered products and software. 🇹🇭 🇭🇰 🇩🇪 🇯🇵

I've been on both sides of the table — as a candidate facing tough interviews and as part of teams hiring globally. This gives me unique insights into what international recruiters actually look for.

10+

Years Experience

4

Countries

Master's in CS

Univ. of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong

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Frequently asked questions

Before bringing the workshop to your team

Yes. Prompt structure, context, examples, structured output and evaluation apply across roles. Exercises are adapted to participants' work.

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