Pentagon Model
Pillar 2: Context
A practical course for building clear and powerful AI prompts
The second pillar is Context. After defining who speaks (the Role), you explain where and why. As in the course template, context means: describe the work environment or case to be handled, and the goal of the task.
Core principle
The AI does not know your circumstances unless you write them. Context is the frame the task is read within — changing it alone can flip the whole answer.What strong context includes
- Environment / case: where are we?
- Audience: who is the output for?
- Goal: what do we want to achieve?
Context is not Data
Context describes the environment and goal; the Data pillar (next) is the raw figures and text themselves. Keep them separate.No context
Write a marketing message for honey.Clear context
Context: a store selling premium Sidr honey, audience are gift buyers, goal is to persuade them to buy before Eid. Write a fitting message.Pro tip
Ask: "if I handed this to a new employee, what would they need to know about the situation and goal?" Each answer is context worth adding.
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Check Your Understanding (2 questions)
Question 1
Three sentences about Saud's situation. Which one is Context that changes the answer he needs?
💡 Why: Being tired does not change the correct answer, and the way the quote arrived does not change what you should ask about. Delete those two sentences and the answer stays as it was. 'I have not signed and have not paid' fixes your position in the decision. It separates an answer that gives you questions to bargain with before you commit from an answer that limits the damage after. That is the test for Context: the sentence whose removal would change the answer you need.
Question 2
An employment contract has reached you, you have not signed it yet, and you want it reviewed. Which sentence is Context?
💡 Why: 'Act as a lawyer...' is not Context but the first pillar: Role. It sets who speaks, not where you stand, and on its own it would bring you a general explanation of employment contracts. Describing the print and the length of the wording does not change the advice you receive. 'I have not signed yet, and I will negotiate' answers two questions at once: where you stand in the decision, and what you will do with the answer. That is exactly what turned Saud's answer from a final verdict into questions to send.
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