Prompting Fundamentals

Why we made this guide

Generative AI (GenAI) is a powerful tool, but only if you know how to use it right.

Think of it like the Genie from Aladdin: the power’s there, but if you don’t phrase your wish carefully… things get weird.

So let’s make sure your wish becomes GenAI’s command.

This page is your crash course in how to communicate with GenAI, and you communicate with GenAI through prompts.

Based on research by

Nicole Christodoulides

AI Product Owner — AI@EUR Program at Erasmus University Rotterdam