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🗂️ AI prompts: Work & office

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Email

Write an email

Write a clear, polite email to Who about Subject. Main points: Points. Keep it short, with a clear request at the end.

Reply to this email

Write a reply to this email. I want to say What you want to say. Keep the same tone: The email

Make it more polite

Rewrite this message so it sounds polite and professional, but still clear: Your message

Say no politely

Help me decline Request politely, explain briefly why, and suggest Alternative.

Chase a reply

Write a friendly follow-up to Who about Subject, which I sent on Date and haven’t had a reply to.

Meetings

Meeting agenda

Make an agenda for a Length-minute meeting about Topic with Who attends. Include timings and the decision we need to reach.

Summarise meeting notes

Summarise these meeting notes into decisions, action points (who, what, by when) and open questions: Your notes

Minutes email

Turn these notes into a short email to everyone who attended, with the decisions and actions: Your notes

Reports and documents

Report outline

Create an outline for a report on Topic for Audience, with headings and what to put under each.

Summarise a long text

Summarise this text in 5 bullet points for a busy manager, then one line on what we should do next: Text

Explain data

Here are some figures: Your figures. Explain what they show in plain words, the 3 main points, and what questions they raise.

Excel formula

Write an Excel formula that What it should do. Explain how it works.

Presentation outline

Plan a Number-slide presentation on Topic for Audience: a title and 3 bullet points for each slide, and what to say.

Plan and decide

Project plan

Make a simple project plan for Project due on Deadline: phases, tasks, who does what, and risks.

Prioritise my tasks

Here’s my to-do list: Your tasks. Sort it by urgent and important, and suggest what to do first today.

Pros and cons

List the pros and cons of Option A versus Option B for Situation, then recommend one with reasons.

How to write a good prompt

  1. Say who it should be. Start with a role: “You are a patient maths tutor” or “You are a friendly shop assistant”.
  2. Give the task and details. Say exactly what you want and add the facts only you know: who it’s for, dates, prices, level.
  3. Ask for a format. A table, 5 bullet points, under 100 words, a WhatsApp message, a step-by-step list.
  4. Show an example. Paste something you like and say “in this style”.
  5. Keep talking. The first answer is a draft. Reply “shorter”, “more formal”, “give 3 more options” or “ask me questions first”.
  6. Check it. AI can sound sure and still be wrong. Check facts, numbers and names before you use them.

🔒 Don’t paste passwords, card numbers or other people’s private details into any AI.

These prompts work with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot and Perplexity and most other AI assistants. Wah-Kit isn’t connected to or endorsed by any of them; the names belong to their owners. The buttons copy the prompt and open the assistant; ChatGPT, Perplexity and Grok can also start with it filled in.