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.
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.
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Follow up with someone you met at an event
ChatGPT
Turn a quick chat into a real connection while they still remember you.
Write a short follow-up email to [name], someone I met at [event]. Mention one specific thing we talked about so they remember me, suggest a concrete reason to stay in touch, and keep it warm and low-pressure. Under 80 words.
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Ask for 15 minutes of someone's time
ChatGPT
Request advice or a quick chat without sounding like you want a job.
Write a polite email asking [name] for 15 minutes to learn about [their field or role]. Be specific about what I want to learn and why I'm asking them in particular, make it easy to say no, and offer to work around their schedule. Under 90 words.
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Reconnect with a lost contact
ChatGPT
Reach out after a long gap without a paragraph of apology for the silence.
Write a warm, genuine email reconnecting with [name], someone I haven't spoken to since [when or context]. I'd like to [reason, e.g. ask their advice]. Acknowledge the gap lightly without over-apologising, keep it personal, and end with a specific, easy next step. Under 100 words.
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Ask for a favour or an introduction
ChatGPT
Make the ask specific and easy to act on, with an easy way to say no.
Write a short email asking [name] for [favour, e.g. an introduction to someone at their company]. Make the ask specific and easy to act on, give them an easy way to say no, and offer to make it effortless, for example a forwardable blurb. Under 90 words, no guilt-tripping.
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Follow up after no reply
ChatGPT
A gentle chase that doesn't sound impatient.
Write a brief, friendly follow-up to [name]. I emailed them [time ago, e.g. last week] about [topic] and haven't heard back. Under 60 words, assume they're busy rather than uninterested, restate the ask in one line, and make it easy to reply with a yes or no.
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