Writing Great Prompts: The Playbook for Agile Professionals With John Barratt

In the first half of 2026 we are taking it back to The basics! We have a whole series planned for those that want a refresher or just getting started.
In June we are pleased to be joined by John Barratt to talk all about writing great prompts.

About the Session:
Generative AI is everywhere, but let’s be honest, most of us are still getting generic, unhelpful, or slightly robotic results. We type in a vague request and cross our fingers, hoping for the best.
In this interactive session, we are moving beyond the hype and focusing on the practical, foundational skill of communicating effectively with AI. If you are tired of spending more time refining AI outputs than it would have taken to write the document yourself, this session is for you.
We’ll explore how to craft precise instructions that actually unlock AI’s potential, treating it less like a search engine and more like a high-performing team member.

What We’ll Explore:

• The Prompting Playbook: A reliable, 5-part framework (Goal, Role, Context, Action, Format) to ensure you never have to stare at a blank prompt box again.
• Power-Ups for Better Outputs: Simple techniques to drastically improve quality, including how to make the AI show its reasoning.
• The "Partnering" Hack: How to make the AI do the heavy lifting by prompting it to ask you the right clarifying questions.
• Troubleshooting Live: A practical guide to fixing prompts when the output lacks relevance, actionability, completeness, or clarity.

Whether you are looking to streamline your backlog refinement, draft better emails, or just want to reclaim an hour of your day, you will leave this session with a clear, reusable framework to drive real efficiency

About The Speaker John Barratt

John has been leveraging AI to solve complex customer problems long before it became a buzzword. Their journey includes working with personalisation engines in the loyalty sector, helping brands like IAG Loyalty and Virgin Red deliver hyper-relevant experiences at scale.

As a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), and Certified Team Coach (CTC), John doesn't just teach AI as a novelty. They teach it as a practical, systemic tool for high-performing teams. Their goal is to help you master the art of prompting to drive real business agility.