Productivity & AI Workflows

Attached: my current presentation.

Problem: the slides carry too much text.

Task: rewrite every slide following these rules:
- reduce the content by half
- one clear idea on each slide
- wherever a slide contains a paragraph, replace it with 3 words plus a suggestion for a visual

Deliver the new version as a .pptx file.

Role: you are a coach for performance.

My goal: [goal]

Task: starting from this goal, create a system for daily execution with:
- clear actions
- tracking
- checkpoints for accountability

Make sure it keeps my progress consistent.

Role: you are a world-class analyst of books.

Book: [book title, or paste the text]

Task: distill this book into the following sections, each with its own heading:
1. Core thesis
2. The 5–7 concepts with the highest value, ranked from most to least useful
3. The most memorable stories
4. Original ideas versus recycled wisdom
5. The author's hidden agenda
6. A cheat sheet that fits on one page

Focus on practical insights. Your explanation should leave me able to sum up what the book is worth in 60 seconds.

Grade level: [grade level]
Topic: [topic]

Task: suggest practical strategies, backed by evidence, that increase student engagement during lessons on this topic. Cover:
- interactive teaching techniques
- chances for students to collaborate
- appropriate use of technology
- activities that involve movement
- discussion strategies that encourage students to speak up and take part

The recommendations must be age-appropriate and inclusive, and aim to spark curiosity, motivation and meaningful learning.

Explain [topic] as if you were teaching it to a lecture hall where every seat is taken.

My goal, and the point where I feel stuck: [describe]

Task: help me pinpoint the one constraint that is limiting my progress the most at this moment, and explain what would become possible once it is removed.

Explain [topic] using nothing but [constraint, e.g. analogies from the kitchen].

Role: you are an experienced [grade level] [subject] teacher.

Topic: [topic]
Curriculum or standards: [curriculum/standards]

Task: write a complete lesson plan on this topic, aligned with the curriculum above. Include, in this order:
1. clear learning objectives
2. an engaging hook to open the lesson
3. direct instruction
4. guided practice
5. independent practice
6. differentiation strategies for a diverse group of learners
7. moments for formative assessment
8. a meaningful reflection activity to close

The lesson must be practical, suitable for the students' age, and built to get the most engagement and learning out of them. Use one heading per component.

Set aside your habit of keeping replies short. Answer at full length and full depth, as though I were paying $500 for this one answer.

Rules:
- no summaries and no "in conclusion" endings
- do not announce what you are about to say before saying it
- write in flowing paragraphs with the complete reasoning
- show the second and third order implications
- include the counterargument and explain why it is wrong

The question:
[paste your actual prompt]

You already went through this with me yesterday: [topic or question].

Pick up from where that explanation left off and take it further.

Role: you are a [financial analyst / senior copywriter / strategist with 20 years in the field / lead engineer]. You have spent [number] years working at [a top-tier company in this field].

Stakes: if your next answer is mediocre, you lose your job tomorrow. Your whole reputation rides on this reply.

Before answering, take a deep breath and work through the problem one step at a time. First show your reasoning, then give your final answer.

The task:
[paste your actual prompt]

Grade level: [grade level]
Topic: [topic]

Task: recommend strategies, informed by evidence, for building an inclusive classroom while teaching this topic. Include approaches that foster:
- a sense of belonging
- accessibility
- cultural responsiveness
- fair participation for every learner

Also give practical ways to adapt the instruction, the classroom materials and the assessment methods to students' different needs and backgrounds.

The goal is a supportive environment where each student feels valued and respected and is empowered to succeed.

My NotebookLM notes:
[paste your notes]

Task: turn these notes into one compelling data storytelling slide.

1. Headline: state the key insight itself, do not just describe the topic.
2. Explanation: two concise sentences that show why the insight matters and which action or conclusion the audience should take from it.

Let's put $100 on it: [question, e.g. is this code efficient?]

[paste the code or material]

Obviously [a confident but wrong claim, e.g. Python is a better choice than JavaScript for building web apps], right?

A colleague of mine is convinced this approach is a mistake: [describe or paste the approach].

Either defend it, or concede that my colleague has a point.

Role: you are a systems architect who has condensed workflows spread over 20 tools into one AI system each, for leading executives.

My role: [your role]

Task: build one complete system that uses Claude only, covering in one master setup:
1. Morning routine
2. Content
3. Research
4. Communication
5. Operations
6. Sales

Give each area its own section.

Role: you are a specialist in content batching.

Goal: I want to produce all my content, for all my platforms, in one day per week.

Design my content day:
- Morning: the session where I plan and script everything.
- Afternoon: filming or recording everything in one go.
- Evening: editing, then scheduling automatically on every platform.

Finish with the realistic total amount of content I would produce each week once this system is fully optimized.

My NotebookLM notes:
[paste your notes]

Task: create a compelling presentation of 3 slides based on the "What, So What, Now What" framework:
- Slide 1 (What): what the data reveals
- Slide 2 (So What): why these insights matter
- Slide 3 (Now What): clear next steps that can be acted on

The narrative must be logical, persuasive and ready to present.

Role: you are a strategist for executive communications.

Topic of the presentation: [topic]

Task: create a presentation for a high-stakes audience. Build it on the Minto Pyramid Principle, MECE thinking and the storytelling frameworks that elite consulting firms use.

For each slide, give:
- the slide title
- the core message
- the arguments that support it
- suggestions for visualizing the data
- notes for the speaker
- objections the audience may raise
- persuasive answers to those objections

After the slides, write responsive HTML/CSS that turns the deck into a professional presentation viewable on the web.

My NotebookLM notes:
[paste your notes]

Task: turn these notes into a polished executive summary on one slide.

It contains:
- 1 strong headline built on an insight
- 3 short key findings
- 1 clear recommendation that can be acted on

Keep every element brief and at executive level, and make sure the whole thing fits neatly on a single slide.

Do the following before you answer.

Step 1: List 5 ways in which your default reply would turn out generic or miss what I really need. Describe the lazy version that 90% of users would receive.

Step 2: List 3 things a genuine expert would notice that an AI usually overlooks.

Step 3: Now answer in a way that avoids all 8 of those failure modes.

The question:
[paste your actual prompt]

1. Phase 1 — Presentation blueprintCopy

   Role: you are a presentation consultant who designs a clear, logical structure before a single slide is built.
   
   Goal: a complete blueprint for my presentation, covering objective, audience, key message and the full slide flow.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me for my topic, my audience and my goal.
   2. Set the objective: once the presentation ends, what should the audience believe, feel or go and do?
   3. Find the key message: one sentence that the entire presentation sets out to prove.
   4. Map the slide flow: a logical sequence from the opening to the close.
   5. Recommend how many slides suit my goal and my audience.
   
   Rules:
   - A single key message. A presentation that carries two messages ends up carrying none.
   - The number of slides must fit the time available for delivery; no bloated decks.
   - Each slide in the flow has to serve the key message.
   - The blueprint gets my approval before any content is written.
   
   Output, in this order:
   Objective → Key Message → Audience Profile → Slide Flow → Recommended Slide Count

2. Phase 2 — Slide-by-slide structureCopy

   Role: you are a presentation architect who builds slide-by-slide structures that move naturally from the opening to the close.
   
   Goal: a complete structure in which every slide has a clear title and a defined purpose.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me for my topic and the total number of slides.
   2. Give each slide a specific title.
   3. State the purpose of each slide: the job it does within the flow.
   4. Make sure each slide leads logically into the following one.
   5. Point out any slides that could be merged or removed with no loss of impact.
   
   Rules:
   - One job per slide, never two.
   - Transitions should feel inevitable rather than abrupt.
   - No filler: each slide has to justify its presence.
   - The first and the last slide are the most powerful in the whole deck.
   
   Output, for each slide:
   No. → Slide Title → Purpose → Transition → Flag (cut or merge)

3. Phase 3 — Narrative arcCopy

   Role: you build narrative presentations that turn dry subjects into stories an audience follows from the first slide to the last.
   
   Goal: turn my topic into a presentation with a clear narrative arc: hook, problem, insight, solution, takeaway.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me for my topic, my audience and the outcome I want.
   2. Write the hook: an opening that creates tension or curiosity right away.
   3. Define the problem so the audience feels it before it gets solved.
   4. Deliver the insight: the non-obvious truth that changes how everything is seen.
   5. Present the solution, concrete and directly linked to the insight.
   6. Close on a single takeaway the audience still remembers on the way out.
   
   Rules:
   - The hook creates tension within the first 30 seconds.
   - The audience feels the problem before the solution appears.
   - The insight is truly non-obvious, not something everybody already knows.
   - Exactly one takeaway: not three, not five.
   
   Output, in this order:
   Hook → Problem → Insight → Solution → Single Takeaway

4. Phase 4 — Visual direction per slideCopy

   Role: you are a presentation design director. You prescribe precise visuals, layouts and diagrams so every slide comes out clean and modern.
   
   Goal: concrete visual and design direction for every slide (layout, charts, icons, diagrams) that makes the content easier to grasp.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me for the structure of my presentation or the list of slide titles.
   2. For each slide, recommend a layout style, a type of visual and the key design element.
   3. Where data is involved, name the specific chart or diagram type to use.
   4. Point out slides that carry too much text and propose a visual to replace it.
   5. Define one consistent design language for the whole deck.
   
   Rules:
   - Every recommendation is specific; "add a chart" is not acceptable.
   - Every text-heavy slide gets a visual replacement proposal.
   - The design language stays consistent; no switching styles halfway through.
   - Simplicity beats decoration: each element has to justify being there.
   
   Output:
   For each slide: Layout → Visual Type → Chart/Diagram Recommendation
   At the end: Design Language Summary

5. Phase 5 — Slide contentCopy

   Role: you write slide content: concise bullet points, ready to present, that communicate clearly without overloading the audience.
   
   Goal: the full content of every slide, with tight bullets, clear wording and one idea per slide.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me for my slide structure and my audience.
   2. Write 3 to 5 bullet points for each slide, short and ready to present.
   3. Make every bullet carry a single clear idea.
   4. Adapt the complexity of the language to the audience.
   5. Point out any slide whose content tries to say too much.
   
   Rules:
   - Never more than 5 bullets on a slide.
   - Every bullet can be read in less than 5 seconds.
   - No full sentences: headline-style wording only.
   - One idea per slide; content that covers two ideas is split.
   
   Output, for each slide:
   Bullets (3-5) → Clarity Check → Flag if the slide is overloaded

6. Phase 6 — Final cut and sharpeningCopy

   Role: you are a slide editor who cuts, sharpens and simplifies content without mercy until each slide communicates one clear idea.
   
   Goal: review the content of my existing presentation and rework it until each slide is tight, clear and suited to the slide format.
   
   Steps:
   1. Before you start, ask me to paste the current content of my presentation.
   2. Find every slide that is overloaded with text or holds more than one idea.
   3. For every slide you flagged, write a new version that removes the noise and keeps the signal.
   4. Sharpen every bullet into headline-style wording.
   5. Make sure each slide communicates one idea and nothing more.
   
   Rules:
   - A slide holding more than one idea gets split into two.
   - No bullet runs longer than one line on the slide.
   - Remove any content that does not serve the key message.
   - The rewrite must read sharper, not merely shorter.
   
   Output:
   Flagged Slides → Rewritten Content → Before/After for each slide → Final Slide Count

1. Phase 1 — Presentation planCopy

   Role: you are a top-tier presentation strategist.
   
   Topic: [topic]
   
   Task: build a full, structured plan for a presentation on this topic.
   1. State the objective, the target audience, the core message and the key takeaway.
   2. Outline a logical flow of slides: suggest how many slides to use and what each one should get across.
   
   The structure should hold attention, persuade, and be designed professionally for the greatest possible clarity and impact.

2. Phase 2 — Slide-by-slide structureCopy

   Role: you are a specialist in presentation architecture.
   
   Topic: [topic]
   
   Task: design the full structure of the presentation, one slide at a time. For each slide:
   - a strong, clear title
   - a precise description of the content that belongs on it
   
   The sequence should feel natural and persuasive and be easy to follow, leading the audience from the introduction to the conclusion one step at a time, with the greatest possible clarity and impact.

3. Phase 3 — Story-driven versionCopy

   Role: you are an expert in presentations built on storytelling.
   
   Topic: [topic]
   
   Task: turn this topic into a compelling presentation using a solid narrative structure in five parts: hook, problem, insight, solution, takeaway.
   
   Requirements:
   - engaging and memorable
   - still professional, informative and easy to follow
   - the story moves the audience naturally from curiosity, to understanding, to action

4. Phase 4 — Visual directionCopy

   Role: you are a senior presentation designer.
   
   Topic of the presentation: [topic]
   
   Task: for every slide, give clear and practical visual direction. Recommend:
   - clean layouts
   - chart types
   - diagrams
   - icons
   - supporting visuals
   
   Every choice should make the content easier to understand, while the slides stay modern, minimal and pleasing to the eye. Prioritize clarity, visual hierarchy and a consistent professional design from the first slide to the last.

5. Phase 5 — Full slide contentCopy

   Role: you are a professional copywriter for presentations.
   
   Topic: [topic]
   Audience: [describe audience]
   
   Task: write complete slide content that is ready to use. For each slide, write concise bullet points with strong impact, clear, easy to read and ready to present.
   
   Rules:
   - simple yet powerful language, tailored to the audience above
   - every slide gets across one strong idea
   - the slides together support a smooth narrative from beginning to end

6. Phase 6 — Simplification and clarityCopy

   Role: you are a senior presentation editor.
   
   Content to review:
   [paste content]
   
   Task: refine this content so it works on slides.
   1. Simplify the wording and cut unnecessary detail.
   2. Turn it into slide text that is clear, concise and impactful.
   3. Make sure each slide carries only one main idea.
   4. Improve readability and strengthen clarity and visual hierarchy.

7. Phase 7 — Charts from your dataCopy

   Role: you are an expert in data visualization.
   
   Topic of the presentation: [topic]
   Data:
   [paste data]
   
   Task: analyze this data and find the most effective ways to show it visually.
   For each insight:
   1. Recommend the best type of chart or graph.
   2. Explain what the visualization should highlight.
   3. Explain why it helps the audience understand.
   
   All suggestions should be simple, clear and ready to drop into the presentation.

8. Phase 8 — One-slide executive summaryCopy

   Role: you are a senior expert in executive communication.
   
   Topic of the presentation: [topic]
   
   Task: create an executive summary that fits on a single slide, structured as:
   1. The main message
   2. 3 to 4 key insights
   3. One strong takeaway the audience can act on
   
   Keep it extremely concise and high level, suited to executives who need clarity quickly and insight they can base decisions on.

9. Phase 9 — Speaker notesCopy

   Role: you are a professional presentation coach.
   
   Topic of the presentation: [topic]
   
   Task: write clear, confident speaker notes for every slide.
   - The slide content itself stays minimal and impactful.
   - The notes give detailed talking points, so the presenter can explain each idea naturally, smoothly and confidently.
   - The notes help with storytelling, clarity and keeping the audience engaged, and they never sound read from a script.

10. Phase 10 — Opening hooksCopy

    Role: you are a copywriter who specializes in high-impact presentation openings.
    
    Topic of the presentation: [topic]
    
    Task: write 3 powerful opening hooks. Each one must grab attention within the first 30 seconds using one of these devices:
    - a question that makes people think
    - a surprising statistic
    - a short, compelling story
    
    The hooks should be engaging and memorable, pulling listeners in from the first second.

Grade level: [grade level]
Topic: [topic]
Curriculum or standards: [curriculum/standards]

Task: design a project-based learning experience on this topic. Include:
1. a compelling driving question
2. clear learning objectives aligned with the curriculum above
3. project milestones
4. what students will deliver
5. moments for collaboration and critical thinking
6. an implementation timeline
7. assessment criteria with a detailed rubric
8. options for student choice, creativity and differentiation, so every learner can take part and show what they understand

Context: I need this for [tomorrow's pitch to a $50K client / an interview for my dream job in 4 hours / this afternoon's presentation to my CEO]. A generic answer means I lose it.

What I need:
[paste your actual prompt]

Rules:
- no padding
- no hedging
- no "it depends"

Answer the way a leading expert would if they had only 10 minutes to rescue my career.

That answer is wrong, and not by a little. The framing misses, the depth is thin, and it does not address what I actually need.

Start over from zero:
- Do not reuse any wording from your previous reply.
- Answer as if you were someone else with a completely different point of view.
- Dig deeper into the part you glossed over.
- Make the new version twice as long and twice as specific as the last one.

Role: you are an expert in research automation who saves executives 40+ hours a week.

My current tools: [paste your tools]

Task: design a complete research workflow based on Claude alone, replacing all the research tools and analysis platforms I use today.

Include templates for:
- competitor research
- market analysis
- strategic reporting

My deck on: [topic]

Task: reorganize the deck around this sequence:
1. A hook that captures the room's attention
2. A problem the audience already feels
3. An insight they have not thought of before
4. A solution backed by proof
5. A clear takeaway

Every slide should prepare the ground for the one after it. Keep the text to a minimum.

Task: write a "Style Guide" prompt for my brand. I will paste it into every image request I make from now on.

Its goal: make sure the lighting, the texture and the mood of my brand's images never change from one image to the next.

Decision or action I am weighing: [describe]

Task: walk me step by step through its second-order and third-order consequences, focusing on the ones I am probably overlooking. Cover both sides: the risks and the opportunities.

Score your previous reply from 1 to 10 on each of these 4 criteria:
1. Accuracy
2. Depth of insight
3. Specificity (no generic advice)
4. How useful it is to me right now

Be ruthless. Typical answers land at a 6 or a 7; if you award yourself a 9, you are not being honest with me.

Next, rewrite the reply so it deserves a 10 on all 4 criteria, and score the rewrite. Repeat this cycle until you genuinely earn a 10. Do not stop before that.

I have a complex decision to make, and I want you to reason about it as a senior strategist would. A generic list of pros and cons is not what I need.

My situation (problem, context, options): [describe your problem, context and options]

Before you answer, reason step by step:
1. Look at the second- and third-order consequences I am probably missing.
2. Question my assumptions.
3. Bring out the hidden risks that do not show on the surface.
4. Explore the option I have not thought of, which could turn out to be the best one.

Then give me your recommendation: the right answer, not the safe one. Explain your reasoning as you would to a CEO who values honesty above comfort. If I am wrong about something, say so plainly.

End with a section titled "Recommendation".

You are a [field, e.g. marketing] specialist with an IQ of [number, e.g. 145].

[Task, e.g. Analyze my campaign:] [paste the details]

I am testing this exact prompt on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini side by side. Tomorrow I cancel my subscription to whichever model answers worst.

Prove that ChatGPT is the one I should keep: your answer must beat a typical AI reply on sharpness, specificity and usefulness.

Rules:
- no filler
- no "as an AI language model"
- do not repeat my question back to me before you answer

The prompt:
[paste your actual task]

My NotebookLM notes:
[paste your notes]

Task: rewrite these notes as slides ready to present to an audience with no expertise in the subject.

Rules:
- remove every piece of jargon
- simplify each concept
- each slide conveys a single clear idea in no more than 15 words
- keep the message engaging and easy to remember

My deck on: [topic]

Task: go through the deck one slide at a time. For each slide, tell me:
- whether it should be a chart or text
- whether a diagram would work there
- whether icons would help
- which layout matches its message

Aim for a clean and modern look.

My deck: [paste it or upload it]
Time available: [minutes]

Task: write speaker notes for each slide. For every slide, tell me:
- what to say
- where to pause
- which line to emphasize
- how to make the transition into the following slide

Time the complete script so it fills exactly the available minutes.

Role: you are my sharpest strategic advisor.

Decision to evaluate: [decision]

Question every assumption behind it.

Run these analyses:
- a pre-mortem
- an assessment of the risks
- an evaluation of the opportunity cost
- scenario planning
- modeling of the worst case
- how competitors are likely to respond

Then give me:
1. The points where it is most likely to fail
2. Strategies to mitigate the risks
3. Contingency plans
4. Metrics that define success
5. The course of action you recommend

Tell me the truth, even if it does not confirm what I hoped.

Student work:
[paste the student's work]

Task: give feedback on this work that is constructive and suited to the student's age.
- Point out the strengths.
- Address any misconceptions.
- Give specific steps the student can take to improve.

Tone: supportive and encouraging, in a way that builds a growth mindset.

Finish with one reflective question that helps the student think harder about their learning and work out what to do next.

1. Phase 1 — Taste interviewCopy

   Act as my Taste Interviewer. Your job is to learn precisely how I think, write, communicate, decide and solve problems.
   
   Rules:
   - Ask me only one question at a time and wait for my answer.
   - Cover all of these areas: my goals; my values; my writing style; my communication style; my business philosophy; how I make decisions; my creative process; my productivity habits; my target audience; my non-negotiable habits (what I do every time and what I refuse to do); my vocabulary (favorite words and banned words).
   - Keep asking follow-up questions until you know enough to reproduce my thinking and my writing style accurately.
   
   When you have enough, tell me the interview is complete.

2. Phase 2 — Compress into about-me.mdCopy

   Take the full interview we just completed and compress it into a structured Markdown file named about-me.md.
   
   Include these sections: my goals, my expertise, my workflows, my communication style, my decision frameworks, my strengths and my preferences.
   
   Length: between 2,000 and 4,000 tokens, and never more than 5,000 tokens.

3. Phase 3 — Anti-AI writing rulesCopy

   Using what you know about me from the interview, write a Markdown file named anti-ai-writing-style.md that teaches you how NOT to write when you write for me.
   
   Include:
   - words and phrases I never want you to use
   - formatting rules: paragraph length, punctuation, capitalization, emojis and similar
   - patterns that make writing sound too much like AI
   - examples of writing I like and writing I dislike
   
   If you lack examples or rules for any of these, ask me for them.

4. Phase 4 — Company context fileCopy

   Write a Markdown file named my-company.md that gives you the context of my work. Include:
   - my mission
   - my current goals
   - my target audience
   - my products or services
   - my brand voice
   - my current priorities
   - the things I am deliberately saying no to
   
   Length limit: 1,000 tokens at most. Use what you learned in the interview, and ask me for anything that is missing: [optional: paste details about your company]

Role: you are a manager of digital operations.

My goal: [goal]

Task: split this goal into clear tasks, each with a timeline and a priority. Organize it all into a plain plan of execution that I can follow day by day without any confusion.

Format: a table with the columns Task, Timeline, Priority, followed by the daily order of work.

Attached: [report, article, or PDF]

Task: convert this document into a deck of [number] slides.

Rules:
- keep only the key insights
- one big idea on each slide
- write speaker notes for every slide

Deliver it as a .pptx file.

Role: you are my executive coach for the business.

How we will work: every Monday I will send you an update on my week. Analyze it and reply with:
1. my 3 biggest wins
2. my 3 biggest bottlenecks, each with a solution
3. the KPIs I should be tracking
4. what to focus on over the coming 7 days, ordered from highest to lowest impact
5. one mindset reminder that keeps me focused on growth

If I have not pasted this week's update yet, ask me for it.

This week's update: [paste your weekly update]

/cheaper [product name or link, or attach a photo]

Look for the same item for less money: equal quality, a different brand. Use a web search, then tell me where I can buy it, how big the price difference is, and whether the cheaper option comes with any real trade-offs.

/checkme [your plan, idea, decision or argument]

List everything that is wrong with my reasoning: the blind spots, the risks I am not looking at, and what is most likely to go wrong. No niceness. I need to hear this before I commit.

/compare [option A] vs [option B]

List the honest pros and cons of each option. Do not name a winner unless I ask for one. For each option, add the point most people miss and what I would regret if I made the wrong choice.

/explain5 [topic or text to explain]

Explain it the way you would to a five-year-old. Use everyday words, a single analogy from real life and no jargon at all. If a sentence would lose my grandma, simplify it again.

/negotiate [the situation, e.g. salary, rent, a refund, a contract, a bill]

Give me the script, word for word: how to open, how to answer each objection, my strongest argument, and the limit I must never go below. It should sound like me, not like a lawyer.

/roast [your idea, plan, resume, text or business]

Tell me, with total honesty and no compliments, what is wrong with this. Point out the weak spots, what would fail, and what a person smarter than me would change straight away.