Prompts you can actually use

Write a short, polite email to [person] about [topic]. Keep it under [number] sentences, use a friendly but professional tone, and end with one clear question or next step. Do not add details I did not give you.

Tip: read it back before sending, and check names, dates, and numbers yourself.

Write a short cover note for the job of [job title] at [company]. Use only the experience in this summary: [paste your experience summary]. Match it to the three main needs in this job post: [paste the job post]. Keep it honest and under 250 words.

Tip: remove anything that is not true about you, even if it sounds impressive.

Write a kind, short reply to this customer message: [paste the message]. Acknowledge the problem, apologise once, explain what we will do next, and give one clear next step with a time frame. Do not promise anything we cannot do.

Tip: check the promise and the time frame with your team before you send it.

Turn these meeting notes into a short summary with three sections: decisions made, actions to do, and open questions. For each action, list the owner and the deadline if it is in the notes. Notes: [paste your notes here].

Tip: check every action and deadline against your own notes before sharing it.

Help me plan [job] from start to finish. Break it into steps in order, give a rough time for each step, and mark which steps need a human to check the result before moving on. Keep it practical for one person.

Tip: keep the human check steps in place, especially for anything sent outside your team.

Outline a [number] minute talk on [topic] for [audience]. Give me a title, a one sentence opening, 3 main points with one example each, and a closing line that tells the audience what to do next.

Tip: practise it out loud once, and cut anything that does not serve the main point.

Help me set up a weekly workflow for [job] in my small business, which does [what the business does]. List the steps in order, who does each step, what tool is used, and where a human checks the work before it goes to a customer. Keep it simple enough to follow every week.

Tip: run it for one week with the human checks in place, then change only what slowed you down.

Answer this question: [question]. Give a short answer in plain English, then list the sources you used, with a link for each. End with a short list of what is still unsure or disputed, and what I should check myself.

Tip: open at least one source yourself before you quote a fact from the answer.

Teach me [topic] as if I am a complete beginner. Explain it in small steps, give one everyday example for each step, and finish with 3 questions I can answer to test what I learned. Wait for my answers before you move on.

Tip: try the questions yourself first, and check any fact that matters for an exam.

Give me 10 different ideas for [goal] for [audience]. Make half of them low cost and half of them bold. For each idea, add one sentence about why it might work and one risk to watch.

Tip: pick the ideas that fit your time and budget, and drop the rest without guilt.

Describe an image of [subject] in [setting], in the style of [style]. Include the main colours, the light, and the mood in one short paragraph, then give me a shorter one sentence version I can use as an image prompt.

Tip: check the image for mistakes, like extra hands or wrong text, before you publish it.

Make a storyboard for a [length] video about [topic] for [audience]. For each shot, list what we see, what we hear, and the words on screen. Keep it to [number] shots, and keep the language simple.

Tip: check the plan against your real footage and time before you promise a deadline.