Writing prompts: requirements, examples & checks

Better results start with explaining what you need, who it's for, and what format to use. This basic framework works across services.

Five essentials

Purpose — where you'll use the result (meeting preparation, submission, studying)
Audience — who will read it (a manager without background knowledge, an elementary school student, an expert)
Format — length, lists or paragraphs, or a table
Material — paste the documents or notes to use as references
Accuracy rules — "Say when you don't know," "Don't include anything that isn't in the document"

The fifth item is the one most often missed. AI can fill gaps with plausible-sounding claims. Asking it not to guess reduces how much you need to check.

Ready-to-use examples

Summarize a long document

Summarize the document below for someone reading it before a meeting.
- Start with the conclusions in three lines
- Then list only the items that need a decision
- Don't guess anything that isn't in the document; write "Not in the document" instead

[Paste document]

Feedback on a job application statement

You are a recruiter. Read the application statement below against the hiring criteria for the role (○○) and identify:
1) Sentences unrelated to the role
2) Sentences that make claims without evidence
3) Experiences that would benefit from more detail
Give the sentence number for each. Only provide rewritten sentences when I ask.

[Application statement]

Draft a report

Use the following notes to draft a 1-page report for my team manager.
- Audience: a team manager without background knowledge
- Structure: Summary / Current situation / Proposal / Decisions needed
- Use only numbers found in the notes; mark unknown numbers as [Needs verification]

[Notes]

These prompts are examples you can copy and use immediately. We do not invent results for individual services; direct test comparisons are published only in Hands-on Test Reports.