Prompt Template Library
30 ready-to-copy prompt templates, organized by use case. Replace the [bracketed] placeholders with your own details, then paste into any AI chat tool.
Cold outreach email
Write a short cold outreach email to [recipient's role, e.g. "a marketing director at a mid-size retail company"] introducing [your product/service] and its main benefit: [benefit]. Keep it under 120 words, no generic flattery, and end with a low-commitment call to action (like a quick question, not a meeting ask).
Tip: Paste in 2-3 real facts about the recipient's company for a noticeably better result than a fully generic version.
Handling a pricing objection
A prospective client said: "[paste their objection]" in response to our pricing for [product/service]. Write a short, non-defensive reply that acknowledges the concern, reframes value without being pushy, and ends with one clear next step.
One-page business plan outline
Draft a one-page business plan outline for [business idea in one sentence]. Include: problem, target customer, solution, revenue model, biggest risk, and first 90-day milestone. Keep each section to 2-3 sentences.
Meeting follow-up summary
Turn these raw meeting notes into a clean follow-up email: [paste notes]. Structure it as: brief recap, decisions made, action items with owners, and open questions. Professional but not stiff.
Customer win-back email
Write a short win-back email to a customer who hasn't purchased from [business type] in [timeframe]. Acknowledge the gap honestly, offer one specific reason to come back ([offer/update]), and keep the tone warm, not desperate.
Landing page headline options
Generate 8 distinct headline options for a landing page selling [product/service] to [target audience]. The core benefit is [benefit]. Vary the angle across the options — some benefit-led, some curiosity-led, some direct — rather than just rephrasing the same one.
Repurpose a long article into social posts
Turn this article into 5 standalone social media posts, each highlighting a different specific takeaway (not just a summary of the whole thing): [paste article text or key points]. Keep each post under 280 characters.
Email subject line testing set
Write 6 email subject lines for a campaign about [topic/offer]. Include a mix: 2 direct/clear, 2 curiosity-driven, 2 urgency-driven — no clickbait that the email itself wouldn't deliver on.
Product description
Write a product description for [product name], a [one-sentence description]. Target customer: [audience]. Lead with the main benefit, not the features, then list 3 supporting details. Tone: [e.g. "confident but not salesy"].
Press release draft
Draft a press release announcing [news: launch/partnership/milestone]. Include a headline, dateline, a strong opening paragraph covering who/what/when/why it matters, one quote placeholder from [role, e.g. "the CEO"], and boilerplate placeholder at the end.
Get direct feedback, not a rewrite
Give me direct feedback on this writing — don't rewrite it. Focus specifically on: clarity of the main argument, where the structure loses momentum, and any places tone shifts unexpectedly. Explain briefly why each point matters: [paste your text]
Explain, don't just summarize
Explain [topic] to me like I'm smart but new to this specific subject. Don't just summarize — build up the reasoning, use one concrete example, and flag anything commonly misunderstood about it.
Tighten a draft without losing meaning
Tighten this text by roughly 30% without cutting any of the substantive points. Cut filler and redundancy, not ideas: [paste text]
Match a specific tone
Rewrite this in a [tone, e.g. "warm but professional"] tone, keeping the same core content and length: [paste text]. Afterward, briefly note what specifically you changed to shift the tone.
Difficult email draft
Help me draft a [type of difficult email, e.g. "resignation letter" / "complaint" / "declining an offer"]. Key facts to include: [facts]. Tone: direct and respectful, no unnecessary apology or over-explaining.
Explain unfamiliar code
Explain what this code does, step by step, and flag anything that looks like a potential bug or edge case it doesn't handle: [paste code]
Code review before committing
Review this code as if you were a careful senior engineer doing a pull request review. Check for: correctness, edge cases, naming clarity, and anything that would confuse someone reading it in 6 months. Be specific, not generic: [paste code]
Write unit tests
Write unit tests for this function, covering the normal case, at least 2 edge cases, and one invalid-input case. Use [testing framework]: [paste function]
Debug a specific error
I'm getting this error: [paste exact error message]. Here's the relevant code: [paste code]. What's the most likely cause, and what's the smallest fix that addresses it without changing unrelated behavior?
Convert code between languages
Convert this [source language] code to idiomatic [target language] — not a literal line-by-line translation, but code a [target language] developer would actually write: [paste code]
Product mockup prompt
A realistic product photo of [product] on [surface/setting], soft natural lighting, shallow depth of field, minimal background clutter, high resolution, commercial product photography style.
Brand-consistent illustration
A flat vector illustration of [subject], using a [color palette, e.g. "warm orange and navy"] color scheme, clean simple shapes, no gradients, in the style of modern tech-brand illustration.
Social media header image
A wide banner image for [platform, e.g. "a LinkedIn header"] representing [theme/industry], professional and modern, plenty of negative space on the [left/right] side for text overlay, no text in the image itself.
Concept art starting point
Concept art of [subject/scene], [mood, e.g. "moody and atmospheric"], [art style, e.g. "digital painting, cinematic lighting"], wide shot, highly detailed environment.
Iterating on a generated image
Keep the composition and subject the same, but change [one specific element, e.g. "the background color to deep blue"] and make [another specific adjustment]. Don't change anything else about the image.
Tip: Changing one specific thing per request gets more predictable results than a broad 'make it better' follow-up.
Meeting notes to action items
Turn these raw meeting notes into a clear list of action items, each with an owner (if mentioned) and any deadline mentioned. Flag anything that sounds like a decision was made but the owner wasn't specified: [paste notes]
Prioritize a task list with real context
Here's my task list with context on each: [paste tasks with deadlines/stakes/dependencies]. Suggest a priority order and briefly explain the reasoning for the top 3, specifically calling out any dependencies between tasks.
Summarize a long document, with citations
Summarize the key points of this document in [5-7] bullet points. For each point, note which section of the source it came from so I can verify it: [paste document text]
Prepare talking points for a hard conversation
I need to have a conversation about [topic] with [role, e.g. "a coworker" / "my manager"]. Context: [brief context]. Help me prepare 3-4 talking points that are direct but not confrontational, plus one likely pushback and how to respond to it.
Learn a new topic efficiently
I want to learn [topic] well enough to [specific goal, e.g. "have an informed conversation about it at work"]. Give me a study plan: the 5 core concepts to understand first, in order, and one good way to test whether I actually understand each one.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use the [bracketed] placeholders?
Copy the template, then replace each [bracketed] section with your own specific details before sending it to an AI tool — the more specific you are in the brackets, the more useful the result, since vague placeholders tend to produce generic output.
Will these prompts work the same in every AI tool?
The core structure works across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and similar tools, though exact output style varies by model. None of these rely on features specific to one provider.
Why do some prompts specify tone or format so precisely?
Being explicit about tone, length, and format is one of the most reliable ways to get a usable first draft instead of one that needs heavy editing — a vague prompt tends to produce a generic-sounding result even from a capable model.