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Practice · 30 examples
Prompts for common tasks, shown before and after a rewrite. Copy the improved version and use it on real work.
Your part
Every example ends with the step you take outside the prompt. A prompt can’t limit what a tool may access, check the answer or approve an action.
Writing
Before
“Write our Q1 marketing strategy.”
After
“Here is my outline for our Q1 marketing strategy: three priorities and why. Challenge each priority, suggest what’s missing and point out where I’m vague.”
Your part
Keep the strategy yours. Use the challenges to sharpen it, and write the final version yourself.
Why it works: You end up with your own strategy, tested before anyone else sees it.
Writing
Before
The result sent straight to the sales team, all one page of it:
“Summarize this 40-page report.”
After
“Summarize this report for our sales team in five bullet points: what changed, what it means for our Q4 deals and one action. Maximum 120 words.”
Your part
Read the report’s own summary, check the five points against it and add one line with your view.
Why it works: Naming the reader, the purpose and the length gets a summary people will use.
Writing
Before
The final report, sent as it came out:
“Write the final client report.”
After
“Draft sections 2 and 3 from my notes and the attached data. Mark every sentence that goes beyond my notes with [CHECK].”
Your part
Clear every [CHECK] yourself, then read the whole report once more from start to finish.
Why it works: Marking what goes beyond your notes shows exactly where your checking is needed.
Writing
Before
The wrong figure fixed in your own copy of the report, and nothing said to the clients.
After
“Draft a short note to the three clients who received last week’s report: the figure on page 4 was wrong (12%, not 21%), here is the corrected page, and nothing else in the report changes.”
Your part
Check the correction yourself, send it today and tell your team what happened so the check gets added.
Why it works: A quick, specific correction builds more trust than a silent fix.