Google Prompting Essentials
Google Skills
A focused beginner course on writing effective AI prompts, taught by Google's AI experts and built around a simple five-step method. In under ten hours (about six hours of content) it shows how to use AI to save time on complex tasks, analyze data, and summarize information, while you build a personal library of prompts you can reuse. This is a single self-paced course behind a Google Skills subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new users. No prior experience or coding is required.
What you'll learn
- A five-step method for designing prompts that work
- Using AI to save time on complex tasks
- Prompting AI to analyze data and summarize information
- Brainstorming ideas and accelerating daily work with prompts
- Building a personal, reusable library of effective prompts
Frequently asked questions about Google Prompting Essentials
Who is Google Prompting Essentials for?
For anyone who already uses AI tools and wants to get noticeably better, faster results by learning to prompt them well — no prior experience or coding needed.
Is Google Prompting Essentials free?
No — Google Prompting Essentials is a paid course.
What are the prerequisites for Google Prompting Essentials?
None — no prior experience or coding required. Access requires a Google Skills subscription (new users get a 7-day free trial).
Why we suggest this course
Prompting is the single highest-leverage skill for getting good results from AI tools, and this course turns it into a repeatable five-step method rather than trial and error — with the practical payoff of a reusable prompt library. One thing to know: like Google AI Essentials, it is gated behind a Google Skills subscription with a 7-day free trial, after which access is paid. Completing it earns an AI credential from Google as a shareable skill badge.