Ready-to-use prompts for ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, organised by the job you're trying to get done. Copy one, fill in the brackets, and adapt the result.
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Cold outreach to a stranger
ChatGPTIntermediate
A first email to someone who doesn't know you: brief, relevant, and easy to say yes to.
Write a short cold outreach email to [name], a [their role] at [company]. I'm [your name and role], and I'd like to [your goal, e.g. explore a partnership]. Keep it under 90 words, lead with a specific reason I'm contacting them, and end with one low-pressure ask. No flattery or buzzwords.
outreachsalesnetworking
Tailor my resume to a role
ChatGPTIntermediate
The single highest-return move in a job search.
Here's my resume and a job description. Suggest specific edits so my resume speaks to this role: which bullets to sharpen, which skills to bring forward, and what to cut. Don't invent anything I didn't do. Resume: [paste]. Job: [paste].
resumeats
Sort with the Eisenhower matrix
ChatGPTIntermediate
Urgent versus important.
Sort this to-do list into an Eisenhower matrix (urgent and important): [paste]. Tell me what to do now, what to schedule, what to delegate, and what to drop.
prioritiesframework
Respond to an angry email
ChatGPTIntermediate
Acknowledge first, solve second.
A customer sent this angry message: [paste]. Write a calm, empathetic reply that acknowledges their frustration first, takes responsibility where it's fair, and gives one clear next step. Don't be defensive, and don't over-apologise. Our tone is warm and professional.
de-escalationcomplaints
Draft a value proposition
ChatGPTIntermediate
A clear promise in one line.
Act as a positioning strategist. Our product is [product] for [audience]. Draft a value proposition with this structure: for [target customer] who [need], [product] is a [category] that [main benefit], unlike [alternative]. Give me three versions, from safe to bold.
positioningmessaging
Explain an error message
ChatGPTIntermediate
What it means and how to fix it.
I got this error and I don't understand it: [paste the full error]. Explain in plain English what it means, the most likely cause, and how to fix it. My code: [paste].
debugerrors
Shrink it to two minutes
ChatGPTBeginner
The smallest possible first step.
I need to [task] but it feels impossible to begin. Give me the single smallest version of the first step, something I could finish in two minutes, then stop and let me decide if I keep going.
startingoverwhelm
Build a lesson plan
ClaudeIntermediate
A ready-to-teach plan with the parts you'd actually use.
You are a [subject] teacher for [year/grade]. Write a [length] lesson plan on [topic] for a mixed-ability class of [size]. Include a short hook, the main activity, a quick check for understanding, and a plenary. List the resources needed and one extension task. Keep it practical and ready to teach.