ChatGPT Prompt Templates (Copy-Paste Pack)

Write a content brief, not the full piece. Reader: [who, and what they already know] Job of the piece: [what the reader should be able to do or decide] Angle: [the point only this piece makes] Source notes I can use: [paste labelled notes, or NONE] Voice sample: [paste 3 sentences you wrote, or NONE] Length: [words or sections] Do not add: [claims, offers, or topics that are off limits] Return: a title, the promise of the piece, H2s in order, the note that supports each H2, and questions I still have to answer. Write MISSING if a section has no note. Do not invent statistics, quotes, or sources.

Repurpose the approved draft below. Do not add facts. New format: [email, social post, outline, or short script] Reader of the new format: [who] Must stay true: [the claim, the number, or the offer that cannot change] Cut: [what does not belong in this format] <draft> [paste the approved piece] </draft> Return the new version, a list of sentences you cut, and any line that would change the claim if I kept it. If the draft does not support the new format, say NOT SUPPORTED.

Draft a reply. Voice: [plain, warm, brief]. Maximum [120] words. Decision I have made: [what I will do, or DECISION NEEDED] Facts I can state: [dates, amounts, next step, or NONE] Do not offer: [refunds, discounts, dates, or exceptions I have not approved] <incoming> [paste the email] </incoming> Return the reply, the assumption you had to make, and the sentence I should delete if that assumption is wrong. Do not invent a policy.

Rewrite this resume bullet for [job title]. Accomplishment, in my words: [what I did, for whom, with what constraint] Metric I can prove: [number and source, or NO METRIC] Tools I actually used: [list, or NONE] Keywords from the posting I truly match: [list] Return two bullets under 28 words. Mark any word that was not in my notes. Do not add employers, dates, degrees, or outcomes. If the posting asks for something I did not do, write DO NOT CLAIM.

You are helping me change code I will read before I accept it. Language and framework: [what this repo uses] File or function: [path] Change: [the behavior] Leave untouched: [functions, files, or public names] Check I will run: [test or command] <error> [paste the exact error, or NONE] </error> <snippet> [paste the relevant code] </snippet> Show the smallest change, why it works, and one input that should fail before the change. Do not refactor unrelated code. If you need a file I did not paste, say NEED FILE and stop.

Turn these figures into a Monday note for [team or reader]. Date range: [period] Decision already made: [paste, or NONE] Ask I need from them: [one question] <figures> [metric, value, comparison period] </figures> Structure: what changed, what is on track, what needs a decision, and the question. Write MISSING beside any figure you cannot see. Do not invent causes, forecasts, targets, or a recommendation to spend money.

Answer one question about this table. Show the working. One row is one: [order, day, customer, or other grain] Columns, using the header text: [list] Question: [the comparison or total I need] Known total I can recompute: [number, or NONE] Sample rows: [paste a few redacted rows] Return the answer, the rows or formula that produced it, and the assumption you made. If a column is missing, write MISSING COLUMN. Do not invent a category or a rate.

Tutor me on [topic]. Use only the notes below. <notes> [paste notes, or say I will check your explanation against the textbook] </notes> Ask one question. Wait for my answer. After I answer, mark it, quote the note that decides the mark, and ask the next question. Do not write an essay, a lab report, or the assignment. If the notes do not contain the answer, say NOT IN NOTES.

Draft minutes from the notes below. Do not add decisions that are not in the notes. Meeting: [name and date] Attendees I can name: [list] Audience for the minutes: [team] <notes> [paste] </notes> Return: decisions, action rows (task, owner, date, or UNASSIGNED), and open questions. Quote the note for each decision. If the notes are ambiguous, write UNCLEAR instead of guessing.

Audit this paragraph. Do not rewrite it yet. <paragraph> [paste] </paragraph> <notes> [source label, page or section, claim] </notes> For each sentence, say: claim, note that supports it, or UNSUPPORTED. Flag any word that makes the claim stronger than the note (proves, always, clearly). Do not add sources, quotations, or page numbers. End with the single sentence I should fix first.