11 Frameworks

AI Prompt Templates by Framework

Stop writing prompts from scratch. Use battle-tested frameworks like AIDA, PAS, Chain-of-Thought, and more, with copy-paste templates ready for ChatGPT.

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AIDA Framework

Attention-Interest-Desire-Action: The classic marketing framework adapted for AI prompts.

Marketing4 templates

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PAS Framework

Problem-Agitate-Solution: The go-to framework for pain-point driven copywriting.

Marketing3 templates

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STAR Method

Situation-Task-Action-Result: The interview and achievement framework adapted for AI.

Career3 templates

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Chain of Thought

Step-by-step reasoning prompts that dramatically improve AI accuracy on complex tasks.

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Role-Playing Framework

Assign AI a specific persona or role for more expert, consistent, and contextual responses.

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Few-Shot Prompting

Provide examples of desired output so AI matches your exact style, format, and quality.

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SPIN Selling

Situation-Problem-Implication-Need-Payoff: The consultative selling framework for AI.

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Jobs to Be Done

Understand what customers actually hire your product to do, beyond features and demographics.

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BAB Framework

Before-After-Bridge: Show the transformation your product creates.

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Zero-Shot CoT

Add 'Let's think step by step' to any prompt for instant accuracy improvements.

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SCAMPER Method

Substitute-Combine-Adapt-Modify-Put to other use-Eliminate-Reverse for creative ideation.

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Marketing Frameworks

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AIDA Framework

The AIDA framework (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) is one of the most effective structures for persuasive writing. When used as an AI prompt template, it produces marketing copy that naturally guides readers from awareness to conversion.

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PAS Framework

PAS (Problem-Agitate-Solution) is arguably the most powerful copywriting framework for conversion. It works by identifying a pain point, making the reader feel it deeply, then presenting your solution as the relief.

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BAB Framework

The BAB (Before-After-Bridge) framework paints a vivid picture of the customer's current pain (Before), their desired future state (After), and how your product bridges the gap. It's simple but incredibly effective for transformation-focused copy.

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Career Frameworks

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STAR Method

The STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) is the gold standard for behavioral interview answers and achievement descriptions. AI makes it easy to structure compelling STAR responses from rough notes.

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AI Technique Frameworks

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Chain of Thought

Chain of Thought (CoT) prompting asks the AI to show its reasoning step-by-step before giving a final answer. This technique dramatically improves accuracy on math, logic, analysis, and complex reasoning tasks.

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Role-Playing Framework

Role-playing prompts tell the AI to adopt a specific persona or expertise. This shifts the AI's response style, vocabulary, and depth to match the assigned role, producing more expert and contextually appropriate outputs.

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Few-Shot Prompting

Few-shot prompting provides the AI with 2-5 examples of ideal output before asking it to generate new content. This is the most reliable way to get AI to match a specific style, format, or quality standard.

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Zero-Shot CoT

Zero-Shot Chain of Thought is the simplest prompt engineering technique: just add 'Let's think step by step' to any prompt. Research shows this single phrase improves accuracy by 10-40% on reasoning tasks.

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Sales Frameworks

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SPIN Selling

SPIN Selling is a proven consultative sales methodology that guides conversations through four types of questions. AI can help you prepare these questions tailored to specific prospects and industries.

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Product Frameworks

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Jobs to Be Done

Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) is a product strategy framework that focuses on the underlying 'job' customers hire your product to accomplish. It shifts thinking from demographics to motivations.

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SCAMPER Method

SCAMPER is a structured brainstorming technique that generates innovative ideas by applying seven different thinking lenses to an existing product, service, or process.

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