AI Prompts

AI business & productivity prompts.

Prompts for meetings, planning, decisions, research and learning — tap to copy, then add your context.

Tap Copy on any prompt, paste it into your AI assistant, and replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details.

Meetings & email

Build a meeting agenda

Create a focused agenda for a [length] meeting about [topic] with [who's attending]. Include the goal of the meeting, timed sections, and the decision or outcome each section should produce.

Summarize a meeting

Summarise these meeting notes into (1) key decisions, (2) action items with owners and (3) open questions. Keep it tight: [paste the notes].

Planning & decisions

Break a goal into a plan

Break this goal into a step-by-step plan: [goal]. Group the steps into phases, note dependencies, and flag the riskiest or most uncertain steps.

Weigh a decision

I'm deciding between [option A] and [option B] for [context]. Lay out the key trade-offs in a structured comparison, note what each choice optimises for, and tell me what extra information would most help the decision.

Play devil's advocate

Here's a plan I'm considering: [describe it]. Argue the strongest case against it. What am I likely overlooking, and what would have to be true for this to fail?

Analysis & research

Get up to speed on a topic

I need to make a decision about [topic] but I'm not an expert. Explain the key things I need to understand, the main options, and the common mistakes people make, in plain language.

Summarize a document

Summarise the document below for a busy [role — e.g. executive]. Give the main argument, the 3-4 most important points, and any conclusions or recommendations: [paste the text].

Learning

Make a learning plan

Create a 4-week learning plan to get from beginner to comfortable with [skill]. For each week give a focus, specific things to practise, and a small project to apply it. Assume about [X] hours per week.

Quiz me

Quiz me on [topic] to test my understanding. Ask one question at a time, wait for my answer, then tell me if I'm right and explain. Start easy and get harder.

Find the gaps (Feynman)

I'll explain [concept] in my own words and you find the gaps. Point out anything wrong, vague or missing, then ask one question that exposes whether I really understand it. Here's my explanation: [your explanation].

Using AI as a thinking partner

Some of the most valuable everyday uses of AI at work aren't about producing text at all — they're about thinking more clearly. Asking an assistant to lay out the trade-offs of a decision, argue the case against your own plan, or break a vague goal into concrete steps can surface things you'd have missed. The trick is to give it real context and invite genuine pushback rather than agreement. And for anything sensitive, remember that what you paste may be used to improve the model unless you're on a setting that prevents it — check before sharing confidential information.

FAQ

Is it safe to paste work documents into AI tools?
Be careful with confidential or personal information. Many consumer AI tools may use your inputs to improve their models unless you opt out or use a business tier. Check your tool's data settings before pasting anything sensitive.
Can AI really help with decisions?
It won't decide for you, but it's good at structuring a decision — laying out trade-offs, surfacing risks, and arguing the other side. Give it the real context and ask it to challenge you rather than agree.

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