--- title: Best practices for generating AI prompts | daily.dev description: Harnessing the power of generative AI begins with effective prompt engineering. This involves creating well-designed instructions for AI tools to perform... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best practices for generating AI prompts | daily.dev og:description: Harnessing the power of generative AI begins with effective prompt engineering. This involves creating well-designed instructions for AI tools to perform... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iEmyhOUJQ.png og:image:alt: Best practices for generating AI prompts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Best practices for generating AI prompts **[Atlassian](https://daily.dev/sources/atlassian)** · 7 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Harnessing the power of generative AI begins with effective prompt engineering. This involves creating well-designed instructions for AI tools to perform specific tasks, such as writing emails or generating project ideas. Best practices include tailoring prompts to the audience, using chain-of-thought prompting, including dos and don'ts, keeping prompts clear and concise, and providing background context and examples. These methods can help streamline workflows and increase productivity, particularly when using tools like Atlassian Intelligence. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#prompt-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/prompt-engineering) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Best practices for generating AI prompts","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq"},"datePublished":"2024-06-20T04:13:38.551Z","dateModified":"2024-08-23T14:37:18.042Z","description":"Harnessing the power of generative AI begins with effective prompt engineering. This involves creating well-designed instructions for AI tools to perform...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f587fe4d6ecba3c96fe5c9ce2266d40c?_a=AQAEuiZ","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f587fe4d6ecba3c96fe5c9ce2266d40c?_a=AQAEuiZ","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Atlassian","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Atlassian","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/44750d8e66de4411bb477159b321bb43","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/atlassian"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-generating-ai-prompts-iemyhoujq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":18},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,machine-learning,productivity,prompt-engineering","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Atlassian","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/atlassian"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Best practices for generating AI prompts"}]} ```